Word: vesting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...assurance--more than that, in fact, as across her upturned nose she peers out at the world through haughtily squinting eyes. (She looks as if she were reluctantly holding her breath to avoid taking in a disagreeable smell.) Top this off in the final version with a frowsy, faded vest, a hair ribbon out of place on her gangly frame, and a ragged tutu, and the arrogance of her carriage becomes all the more laughable...
...swiftly freeze. The best bottom-line investment (for about $18) is a thermal -meaning it traps the air-underwear with an inner lining of moisture-absorbent cotton topped with wool, cotton and nylon. On top the urban survivor wears a flannel shirt, a cashmere sweater or a goose-down vest, a tweed jacket, a muffler, mittens (which allow fingers to warm each other) and a heavy overcoat. On the assumption that the 8:30 a.m. train to town will be a late, late show, the well-booted suburbanite may be wise to invest in the commuter's equivalent...
...whites are entitled to be assured that the transition will be peaceful and orderly and that they will have a place in the country after independence. Blacks are entitled to the assurance that the progress to majority rule will be irreversible." One possible formula, endorsed by Washington, would vest general responsibility for the transition in a British "commissioner" and would require all Rhodesian political groups to swear loyalty to the Crown. Richard and his plan received a chilly reception in Rhodesia. When his party landed in Salisbury, it was ignored by Rhodesian Foreign Affairs Minister Pieter...
Murdoch is seldom seen without tie, vest and stylish Savile Row suit. The Murdochs occasionally entertain at home. More often, they like to invite a few friends (among them: Murdoch Executives Richard Sarazen and George Viles and, until now, Clay Felker) to dine at a tony restaurant like Le Madrigal. Out-of-town visitors are taken for a Kong's-eye view of Manhattan and a feast at the top of the World Trade Center, and Rupert sometimes takes Anna for a quiet lobster dinner at The Palm restaurant. "I'm a bit dull and humorless, not the sort...
...nays came from those employed by nursing homes, already the subject of widespread criticism. But there was also a surprising number of negative responses from small (under 200-bed) hospitals, traditionally thought to be the models of tender, loving care. Reported a nurse from one of these vest-pocket institutions: "Our emergency room has been known to call in a certain dentist for some cases when they can't reach...