Word: timidity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...course of learning to write a check, plant cotton and punish her son for smoking in school--all in the face of a world controlled by white males--Edna evolves from the once timid wife to a woman fully aware of the limitations and prejudices of her world. With the help of Moses, she struggles against and ultimately overcomes the veil of ignorance which her community uses to keep women and all minorities in their place...
...truck bled of its ink grew larger as Bailey thought of it. A gesture at last that would be more than a gesture. It would be the transfiguration of a protest. He would be done with the mortifying slouch of the timid piss ant. Something moved in his center, urging itself upward from the grave. Seeds. Transfigured. Up, up! The crust of the grave began to crack. Isn't it grand what a little call to adventure can do for you, Bailey. Does Bailey love a challenge? Do eggsuckers suck eggs...
Since they first became available last spring in Paris variety stores and through newspaper ads, about 1,000 beepers have been sold. The purchasers range from boulevardiers to business executives. "You get the most sophisticated people," says Brunet, "and the most timid little men." Americans can soon tune in. Within a few months Flashings will be offered in Los Angeles singles clubs and through ads. Price: $110. As in Paris, buyers will also receive a hot-line number that they can call to learn where their Flashings are most likely to beep. Brunet is undaunted by Los Angeles' reputation...
...surface, the tax bill that President Reagan signed last month is a timid, election-year effort to shrink the fearsome federal budget deficit, expected to be about $175 billion for fiscal 1984. The legislation aims to boost Government revenues by $50 billion over the next three years through such steps as raising liquor taxes and reducing business deductions for luxury cars. But buried in the fine print of the 751-page 1984 Deficit Reduction Act is a fundamental change in the way the tax code treats foreigners who invest in the U.S. The measure could attract more money from overseas...
...world title had he not broken a finger during last year's competition. He finished second, winning high marks for courage and determination. "You should have seen him fighting," says the president of the Greek wrestling federation. "He just refuses to give up." Yet in private, Holidis is timid and self-effacing; he speaks the language of his adopted country haltingly and plainly prefers silence. His parents emigrated from the Pontus region of Turkey when he was nine. He discovered wrestling at 13 and won a national championship within a year. His single-mindedness about his sport...