Word: vowed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Well, call me petty. That night I thought I was part of something unique, and it turns out that Bernstein has been performing that same show for nearly 20 years. And thanks to this high holiday season and his vow to make amends with his alma mater, I will have the opportunity to catch his act over the next three years. Maybe that'll be enough time for me to buy a tuxedo--but, knowing my luck, Lenny will be wearing Georgio Armani...
...local's officers. The union was placed under a court- appointed trustee until free elections could be held. While such suits have been attempted against organized-crime figures only ten times, top Justice Department officials concede they have underestimated the leverage the law can give them. They vow to follow up the convictions they have been winning with civil suits against the family leaders...
...said, "if you happen to be a monk." Among those joining the three days of discussions and routines: Art Buchwald, Robert Klein, Mark Russell, Mort Sahl and Chevy Chase, Cartoonists Jeff MacNelly and Berke Breathed, assorted presidential speechwriters and House Speaker Tip O'Neill, who broke a solemn vow against singing in public by serenading Betty Ford with When Irish Eyes Are Smiling. Muttered O'Neill as he shambled off the stage: "Who talked me into doing that...
...delay -- intentional or not -- looked remarkably like a custom-made face-saving device. It will allow the President to avoid violating the SALT II ceilings without requiring him to repudiate his earlier vow to forge ahead with missile deployment. The delay, unconfirmed by the White House, might not be a gambit at all. But news of the delay spilled to the public at a time when the superpowers seemed to have reached an impasse in pre-summit talks. The U.S. wants to discuss "regional issues," like Soviet policy toward Afghanistan, Central America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East...
...Hopi Chairman Sidney and Navajo Chairman Peterson Zah were schoolmates, but as Sidney says, "When I was elected, the friendship took a vacation." Sidney threatens to break a sacred buckskin treaty wand if the Navajo do not evacuate Hopi land, which would signify the complete collapse of an ancient vow, and he refuses to entertain notions of a land swap or cash deal to settle matters. Each side is waging a sophisticated publicity campaign, assisted by experienced outside activists. Indeed, for all his talk of "sacred" Hopi lands, Chairman Sidney has posed for pictures in ancient Hopi villages, violating...