Word: unkindest
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Headwaiter. Some of the most illustrious names on the invitation list failed to make it. Regrets were sent by President Nixon (who dispatched Spiro Agnew instead), Queen Elizabeth II (who was represented by Prince Philip and Princess Anne) and, in the unkindest cut of all, French President Georges Pompidou, who sent Premier Jacques Chaban-Delmas. What was particularly grating was the fact that the Shah had given the affair such a heavily French accent. Taking note of this, Pompidou is reported by a Western diplomat to have said: "If I did go, they would probably make me the headwaiter...
Caesar's-wife attitude on conflict of interest, why had it not bothered to fire Station Chairman Max Kampelman, who is an adviser to Hubert Humphrey? Perhaps the unkindest cut of all was in the Woestendiek family's income. Kay isn't sure yet what she'll be earning from Martha, but it hardly will make up for Bill's lost salary...
...reference to "cut-price deals" was, perhaps, the unkindest cut of all. As a charter member of the International Air Transport Association we have been a leading proponent of observance of IATA regulations, which, among other things, prohibit deals or discounts...