Word: swear
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Since 1542, the Society of Jesus has been the "Pope's light cavalry," serving as front-line educators and missionaries. The most elite Jesuits swear a special vow of fealty to the Pope, which in practice has allowed Roman Catholicism's biggest and most influential men's order to pursue a course throughout the world that is largely independent of local bishops and parishes. But during the past decade the light cavalry has also been somewhat independent of what the Pope would like. John Paul II is not a Pontiff to suffer such waywardness in prayerful silence...
...game for them, coach? Granted, Yale netminder Paul Tortorella was his team's saving grace, with 36 stops including seven tough-to-unbelievable ones in overtime. But, more than 3350 spectators--the largest crowd of the year--would swear they saw Harvard and Yale play to a 1-1 tie at Bright Center Saturday night...
...mother, a healthy-minded Quaker, grew increasingly devoted to profanity as she aged. By 80, she had developed a good rule: "It's all right to swear, but not at people." Thus "Damn!" is fine, but not "Damn you!"; so is "Hell!" but not "Go to Hell!" However, my brother and I were permitted to say, "Damn thy hide...
Actually, when you throw it against a wall or very high in the air, it begins to moan; after about 15 seconds, it manages a husky "I love you." The doll's name? "Dumpelina." Swear...
...picked up the Prince. Other top "Princelings" include super star Sammy Giammalva, age 18, Schlomo Glickstein of Israel, and Hollywood heartthrob Vince Van Patten. In the future the plethora of oversized racquets will become even more impressive as more than on-half of the U.S. Junior Davis Cup players "swear"'by oversized racquets...