Word: utters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ronald Reagan and George Bush have spent eight years running against the government they run. They've shown utter contempt for the institution they head. Dukakis promises to "restore the pride in government" that has waned under Reagan...
What turned me off from the liberal politics ofThe Crimson was the utter certainty withwhich my colleagues held their opinions. They werenot only certain of what they thought, but of whateveryone else should think. What's changed in mehas been the cessation of my quest for certaintyor perfection. I don't expect it of myself or ofothers...
...feast on eggs Benedict while watching a fashion show or cosmetics demonstration. Escorts are also available to lead shoppers through the store, helping them with size conversions and translations. Some of the restaurant staff at Manhattan's Sheraton Centre hotel, aided by a tutor, have learned to utter in Japanese such phrases as "Do you want your eggs fried or scrambled?" and "Be careful -- the plate ; is hot." An Italian speaker has begun teaching personnel a few basic sentences in that language as well. In North Hollywood 36 Universal Studios tour guides translate into German, French, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish...
...move failed to bring an end to the strikes, which persisted in the form of massive absenteeism at Nowa Huta and some other job sites. The onslaught underscored the Jaruzelski regime's utter inability to find a common language with Poland's restive and embittered workers. The attack seemed to doom the government's ambitious plans for economic restructuring, which depend on the labor force's willingness to make temporary sacrifices while the country's centralized industries are gradually exposed to more and more free-market forces. "Everybody knows what is at stake here," said Walesa, following the Nowa Huta...
...image prior to the 1960s--a marginal sort of image, perpetrated and supported by movies like the Marlon Brando film, 'The Wild One,'...about an alienated kid who confronted his hostility by being part of this motorcycle gang that goes into a small town and causes utter chaos," according to Booth. The Hell's Angels, a "notorious, infamous gang of outlaws who ride primarily Harley [motorcycles]," also contributed to this negative image of bikers...