Word: tad
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Political scientists speak of the communications skills of Reagan, Thompson and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, but that is a tad solemn. Better to call what they do by its simple, professional name--actingso long as we acknowledge that most successful leaders have done their share of performing...
...furnishings for his office. Though after these expenditures came to light he agreed to reimburse the state for them, Patrick’s decisions have almost completely undermined his strong rhetoric on slashing the Bay State’s expected $1.3 billion deficit. It seems more than a tad hypocritical to force state agencies to tighten their belts while the governor splurges on leather seats and drapes. Most troubling, however, has been Patrick’s now-notorious decision to call Citigroup executive Robert E. Rubin ’60 on behalf of ACC Capital Holding, a struggling mortgage company...
...police car go by, I'm convinced they're coming for me." Demand from her customers for the milk is strong enough that she's willing to take the risk, but she's hoping that keeping the stuff out of her premises will make her a tad less culpable. Got raw milk? Shhhhh...
Maxson finds the student body at Duke somewhat more genial. “I just think in general, they’re a little more well-rounded at Duke, a tad more laid back,” Maxson says...
...think Wayne Palmer would be a hard thrower because he does not seem to be very creative in his policy decisions,” Haviland wrote, a tad derisively, in an e-mail. “Especially in early seasons it seems like he always sees only one option to solve a problem...