Word: timidly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...science help shrinking violets blossom? Well, not yet. But Stanford University researchers believe they have identified a chemical key to shyness. In a study of 16 men at the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Center, they found that timid types have lower levels of the brain chemical dopamine than more extroverted individuals (as measured by standardized personality tests...
...list could go on. But I tire of creation. Just remember, David Letterman has legitimized playful destruction on national television--playing with his hydraulic steam compactor, dropping things off five story buildings. So don't feel timid: take heart, go forth and destroy...
Such women served Khashoggi's purposes in other ways. In the 1970s Khashoggi spent much time and money recruiting the "escorts" hired by the Shah, in order to get information about the Iranian's military plans. "The Shah was timid with women," Khashoggi says, "and liked to impress them by telling them exciting secrets." Khashoggi himself coached the women on how to guide the conversation to areas of particular interest. "They always came back with valuable intelligence," he says with a smile...
Ironically, many supply siders, who favor tax cuts and easy monetary policy, believe that their old ally Johnson has been too timid in urging that the Fed spur the economy. Says Supply Sider John Albertine, vice chairman of Chicago- based Farley Industries: "The Fed has missed the boat. Real interest rates are still much too high." Agrees Paul Craig Roberts, a scholar at Georgetown University's Center for Strategic and International Studies: "The Reagan appointees are powerless in view of the Volcker aura...
While most of the President's men are hopeful of molding new congressional coalitions, a vocal minority in the White House will probably urge the President not to give ground to the Democrats. Observes one hard-liner: "Congress, institutionally, is a very timid and frightened place if you force the issue...