Word: unfamiliar
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...combination of outside planning expanding commercial activity and local dedication to the plight of the unemployed could well produce an improved city economy. Politicians, even those suspicious of unfamiliar investors and unpredictable federal programs say they are optimistic about the future. But the uncertainties remain overwhelming. A great distance still exists between the frustration of the unemployment office and the excitement in Russell Lindquist's headquarters. The planner points out one final concern. If Cambridge goes too far in controlling who works for new city businesses. Cambridge residents may find a cold reception from employers in other towns. "I know...
...film production, the movie is being shot in the mansions of Long Island, Connecticut and upstate New York. Prince Charles is portrayed by Christopher Baines, a British stage actor, and Diana is played by Model Catherine Oxenberg, 20. Though Romance marks Oxenberg's acting debut, she is not unfamiliar with the privileges of the privileged classes. Related to both Charles and Prince Philip, Catherine is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, the grandniece of the late Princess Marina of Greece (who later became the Duchess of Kent), and a cousin of Queen Sofia of Spain...
LATE MAY an unfamiliar but not altogether surprising tableau two sophomores a guy and a girl lean against the wall in the entry to the Dunster dining hall reading aloud to each other from a glossy magazine with partially naked men on both covers. He reads "Sweat Kevin was the hairiest fifteen-year-old I ever saw" Laughter comes from passersby as well as from the girl. The scene--Harvard students taunting homosexuals--was unusual for only one reason the particular publication a gay arts magazine called Lavender Portfolio had never before appeared...
Banchet devised Le Show as a way of introducing his American clientele to the unfamiliar wonders of French haute cuisine. Through the inventiveness of the waiters, Le Show has evolved into a ritual of anticipation as each day's off-the-menu specials-often more than 15 dishes and as many sauces-are described and displayed in mouth-watering detail...
When Jim Greenidge arrives at Harvard in two weeks from Rensselaer Polytechnic to become the new Harvard Sports Information Director (SID), he won't feel unfamiliar with his new surroundings...