Word: wonderments
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This became all too clear when he failed to respond to Bush's attack on the American Civil Liberties Union during the first presidential debate. Voters were left to wonder whether Dukakis did believe in the elimination of movie ratings and free press for child pornographers. Such thoughts play into Bush's hands as he tries to portray Dukakis as out of the mainstream on economic, military and moral issues...
...raiding. Dukakis has latched on to an important issue, but he is wrong to talk as if all mergers and acquisitions are equally bad. Friendly combinations may improve U.S. competitiveness. The more disturbing deals are the hundreds of hostile takeovers carried out by raiders financed with junk bonds. No wonder corporate executives focus on short-term profits and their companies' stock prices if they constantly have to look over their shoulders for a raider. Even worse, hostile takeovers often saddle the target companies with huge debts that make them weaker than they were before the raid. The solution...
...refreshing to hear any Stones product that's this good, so good that it makes you wonder why all the Stones albums since the excellent Some Girls 10 years ago have been so lame. Maybe Richards needed to escape from the restrictions of the Stones' marathon studio sessions and ego circuses in order to stretch and flex his musical muscles...
...standing on the very spot where mobs once gathered to protest "taxation without representation." As a native of Lexington (you know--as in Lexington and Concord) I was spoonfed local history from a tender age, and I'd thought I was hardened to that feeling of historical wonder--in Boston at least. But somehow, the North End called it back...
...would have the attitude of a 54-year-old," says Lawer. "When a child says, 'Mommy, Mommy, guess what just happened,' there is a difference in the response of a 22-year-old and a 42-year-old. The younger person is closer to childhood to share the wonder...