Word: swellingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Experts say it is unlikely that Congress will seriously consider changing its hands-off policy toward cable before the FCC completes its in-depth report. Nor do Washington watchers detect any ground swell of enthusiasm for efforts to roll back the 1984 legislation that deregulated the industry. Says a Senate staffer who keeps a close watch on cable developments: "There's a feeling of 'If it ain't broke...
...program could have been created by manystudents, graduate or undergraduate, particularlyif they were aware of the Cornell system'swell-known security flaws...
Exactly four minutes later, Anderson capitalized on a sweet pass play orchestrated by Dave Snuggerud to swell the Gopher advantage to three. Teammate Ken Gernander chipped in with a tally 59 seconds later, and Anderson finished off the run--and his hat trick--with a stuff just 36 seconds after that...
...woman ground swell, however, has exposed a growing skittishness among advertisers. While many are "tonnage" buyers, willing to place their commercials anywhere, others carefully select shows in order to avoid being associated with questionable material. With the proliferation of so-called trash TV, the number of troublesome programs has multiplied. Among them are such tabloid shows as A Current Affair, Inside Edition and The Reporters; sensational talk programs like The Morton Downey Jr. Show and Geraldo; and occasional over-the-edge network offerings like Geraldo Rivera's NBC special last fall on Satanism...
...solace was that for all the Administration's early failings and flailings, the President's popularity outside Washington has remained strong: his approval rating has ranged between 59% and 71% in recent polls. For the time being, the President can coast on a strong swell of national contentment and hope that interest rates don't climb too high. He also continues to benefit from his obvious enjoyment of the presidency, his self-deprecating humor, his grasp of the issues raised at press conferences...