Word: upbeat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Private Domain ends in 1974, the year Taylor stopped dancing. Though the last pages are upbeat -- starting work on the exultant Esplanade -- they are preceded by a remorseless account of physical and emotional breakdown. The trouble began when Taylor started gulping Dexamyl, a combination of amphetamine and tranquilizer, not knowing that it was addictive (Dexamyl has since been taken off the market). In 1968 he disappeared from a tour and spent a nightmare week in Liverpool, drunk, debauched, close to death, a Walpurgisnacht pitilessly described. A few years later his ankle, often injured, was ruined. He had ulcers. Finally...
Nakasone and Reagan parted on an upbeat note during a final visit in the White House Rose Garden, and agreed that the trade deficit was "politically unsustainable." But both nations must now demonstrate far more than a will to discuss their problems during summit meetings. They must show that they can attack and solve the trade differences that are steadily turning the two close political and military friends into bitter economic rivals...
People might also say that the President would become vapidly happy, unrealistically upbeat, forgetful, unfazed by impending crisis, and uninterested in important details. What it come down to, of course, is that we would end up with a president much like Ronald Reagan, except without a dangerous, warlike mentality. As for foolish barriers to the plan, such as the bother-some "just say no" campaign--dudes, just be cool...
Despite the loss, the women were upbeat. "We knew it was going to be a 10-point meet," Sugrue said. "We have Heps in two weeks and I think we can upset them and move up in the Ivy League standings...
...character try to explain themselves through Davenport's musical soliloquies, which come in two flavors: happy, upbeat, major-key ditties, and sad, brooding, minor-key ballads. All the songs have instantly forgettable melodies and lyrics, although some of the ballad melodies are mildly interesting for their complexity. The manic Cider gets the best of these, but his violent rampage during the song makes the audience laugh, destroying the song's effect...