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...leaves us with no influence at all. Instead, it robs Blacks of jobs and isolates us from the debate inside South Africa. Divesititure is a quick-fix panacea that would leave us atop the most impregnable ivory tower of all--that of self-righteousness. All we could do is yell at the South African government from our dizzying moral heights supposedly content with the knowledge that we had cleansed ourselves of the entire affair...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: More Shanties | 4/26/1986 | See Source »

...wasn't lost on Bok, a devoted basketball fan who admittedly didn't "understand the fine points of hockey," but nonetheless cheered on his pucksters from a seat in section 212. "I do know that when the red light goes on in front of [Michigan St.'s] goal, I yell," the distinguished spectator confessed...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: One Brief Shining Moment | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

...increasingly impatient with the objections of labor leaders and civil libertarians. Says Peter Cherry of Cherry Electrical: "We have a right to say how you behave at the workplace. You don't bring a gun to work. You can't come to work naked. You're not allowed to yell 'Fire!' in the middle of the factory. We're just asking people to be fit while they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battling the Enemy Within | 3/17/1986 | See Source »

SEXISM IS MOST dangerous when it's subtle, when it is so deeply embedded in a culture that it becomes socially acceptable, as Playboy has. And so, you speak out, you yell, you rant and you rave when you recognize this subtle destruction. There is no other way to jar society out of its passive acceptance of the objectification of women, even though in this society it happens to be legal...

Author: By Kristin A. Goss, | Title: Taking a Stand Against Sexism | 3/5/1986 | See Source »

...final complaint: the quality of the sets is abysmal. No matter how hard up for cash a theatre company may be, the use of tinfoil should absolutely be held to a minimum. The only thing tinfoil does for a set is to yell "I am cheap!" Also, it ought to be suggested to the New Ehrlich that they hire a carpenter who can make a table balance on four legs instead of three. The production wobbles enough...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: An Uncertain Clarinet | 2/28/1986 | See Source »

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