Word: whack
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wrangle over the legislation was as much over policy as over politics. On the policy front, says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan, "Republicans tried to use the Y2K legislation to take a big whack at tort reform, but the White House succeeded in keeping the measure limited to Y2K issues." Vice President Al Gore, whose hands were all over the bill because of its possible implications for his presidential candidacy, also worked hard to include incentives that would encourage companies to fix Y2K problems. On the political front, "Republicans maneuvered the legislation so as to force Gore to choose...
Thus, I return to the thesis of my essay. My second request to you: Keep things in perspective. Maintain. Take a chill pill, Will. Don't get out of whack, Jack. It's all good, Wood. Despite these episodes of trauma, I think probably the best thing to do your first year is not to freak out. Take everything with a grain of salt, and don't be afraid to hear yourself muttering the words, "It's not that big of a deal. I'm 18, and I've got plenty of time left." Believe me, as a senior, just...
...Double Platinum, fans of the good-girl Brandy will be glad to note that her character does not rob any banks or try to whack her mother. But her acting does show off some unexpected shadings. As a singer, Brandy's voice is slight, too weak-kneed to carry heavy burdens of emotion. On the small screen, however, she has found her medium: she has an easy way about her that invites us into her character's emotions. As the star of 1997's highly rated ABC-TV movie Cinderella, she brought a 'round-the-way elegance to the proceedings...
Particularly notable numbers were the amazing synchronicity and completely whack sensuality of "The Great Gig in the Sky," as well as the entirely trippy, hippy and self-consciously stoned energy of "Money." Jim Augustine '01 and Elizabeth Waterhouse '00 deserve special notice for their performance Saturday of the powerful and extremely moving duet to "time:" showing unique awareness of each other's smallest movements, their two bodies moved virtually as one as they dance and romanced across the stage...
...risen for a basket of stocks of equal value--avoiding any immediate capital-gains tax. A crush of financial firms, including Banker's Trust, Salomon Smith Barney, J.P. Morgan and Donaldson Lufkin Jenrette, are launching swap funds right now. They aren't entirely new. But Congress took a whack at limiting them two years ago, and they're resurfacing with a new look...