Word: verbal
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...master wrote that his greatest concern wasthe "incredibly insulting behavior" directedtowards students who refused to "participate" atthe dance. "Verbal abuse and insults, includingthe crudest terms and homophobic remarks have beendirected at students who do not want to fulfillsomeone's expectations." he wrote...
...incessant arguments between Boesman and Lena begin almost immediately. Alone and homeless, as in the past, they turn on one another in anger and despair. Some of the verbal attacks are faintly amusing but can inspire no more than a nervous laugh from the audience...
...Today a report from an undercover narcotics officer in Florida on how crack cocaine is made," announces the pretty blond co-anchor. "And verbal judo on the traffic stop: how you can defuse a volatile situation," intones her handsome male partner over a videotape clip of a police officer approaching a car. To the beat of trendy theme music, the camera pans the posh living-room stage set -- complete with sofas, coffee table and potted plants -- before zooming in again on the two radiant hosts...
Anyway, Weisbrod had always thought that the only pro-style college hockey was played in the West. The Ivy League? Forget about it. Under parental pressure, the burly forward made a verbal commitment to the University of Denver, which offered a scholarship and a chance to play in the NHL-feeder WCHA...
Professors caught in this vicious trap cannot simply quit. Feelings of inadequacy undermine plans to switch careers; faculty in this position are especially prone to alcohol and drug abuse, verbal abuse, sexual promiscuity, even suicide...