Word: walls
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...like Joe. He is a fighter for the things he believes in." Even Peter Bourne, Carter's top adviser on health matters, who has had some clashes with Califano, concedes: "The White House staff has sort of a love-hate relationship with him. He can drive you up the wall and yet be increasingly impressive at the same time...
...array of questionnaires accompanied by answer sheets. An example: a sheet showing three pictures of homes asks, "What's Wrong Here?" The sketches depict, among other things, open windows in the middle of winter, a running water faucet and one passenger in a car. For small kids, there are wall posters with cartoons showing what should be done to save: drive small cars, observe the 55-m.p.h. limit, keep the home heat below 70° and take showers rather than soaking in a tub full of hot water...
...hung in, though, barnstorming through the Midwest. In 1974 he came up with a ballad called Beautiful Loser that sounded bold and bitter and pretty personal: "He's always willing to be second best/ A perfect lodger, a perfect guest/ Beautiful loser, read it on the wall/ And realize, you just don't need...
Rumors have been swirling for months through business circles from Wall Street to Houston: Gulf Oil Corp., the nation's eighth largest industrial concern (sales last year: $17.8 billion), is in trouble. Though there is no question about the company's survival, it is in the midst of a painful struggle to overcome years of bad luck and fumbling management...
...specializes in moving executives, estimates that 200,000 to 300,000 of them will be asked by their employers this year to move to new locations and one-third to one-half will object; only a decade ago, the refusal rate was no more than 10%. Says James E. Wall, vice president of Celanese Corp.: "The balance has definitely shifted away from saluting the company and marching off to Timbuctu toward a greater emphasis on family and life-style...