Word: verbal
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Despite Abt's promise--delivered in writing to each delegate--that she was "deeply committed to the protection of low-and moderate-income tenants," and despite a verbal pledge to "never" vote against rent control, many tenants at the convention said they found Abt's stand shaky...
...fresh verbal raiment with which to costume...
...line began in the first place. No pratfall is beneath him. His pun can still be mightier than his word, and he delights in portmanteau items, as in the case of the little band of fundamentalists who obstinately refuse to cut their "umbibli-cal" cord. But at times his verbal games can become so outrageous that you can't see de words for De Vries...
...deteriorated with a piercing performance on "Worried About You." The song illustrates the Stones' ability to put a song together with casual confidence, as each piece of the band slowly warms to Jagger's vocals and eventually comes crashing in at full force while he switches from singing to verbal self-torture. The women, they tear Mick apart, but he don't have nowhere to turn: "I'm worried 'bout you/I'm worried, and I just can't seem to find...
...device's combination of low blast and intense radiation over a small area make it suitable for warfare in Western Europe in the event of a Soviet invasion. The S.P.D.'s left-wingers are interpreting the decision as further evidence that Washington, despite its verbal assurances, is not sincerely interested in pursuing negotiations with Moscow to reduce the awesome nuclear arsenal already in Europe. Charged Egon Bahr, their most prominent spokesman: "It has become quite clear that the Americans want to transfer the risk [of nuclear...