Word: foolish
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tunes are taken from the Sign "O" the Times LP, and none of Prince's voluminous repertoire is played, save a few bars of "Little Red Corvette." But this is what seems to give Sign "O" The Times, the movie, its overall character. It would be foolish to clutter the conceptual Sign with leftovers from Parade...
...road maintenance. Panama has imposed a dubious "lights and buoy" fee on ships approaching the canal, although the treaty prohibits such charges. At the rate of 1.25 cents a ton, the levy could raise as much as $2.5 million a year. But the penny-wise move could have pound-foolish results. In retaliation, Washington has threatened to revoke a fee exemption enjoyed by Panamanian ships at U.S. ports. The amount: 50 cents...
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote that "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." In striving to be fair to both sides, Cooper, in effect, supported the final clubs. The failed attempt of Mr. Cooper's `evenhandedness' suggests why the council must take a stand on important campus issues. The council cannot support both sides of a discrimination suit any more than the United States can support both sides in a war. Supporting both sides equally enforces the status...
...Wish you were here." Don't think of being so foolish as to start something with someone who is taking a leave of absence for a year--say in France...
...both parties must find their post-Reagan souls. The task is not easy, as their rebirth pains show. Last week the foolish notion that this could largely be sorted out by 400,000 voters in Iowa and New Hampshire was dispelled. As both parties head South, it seems likely that their infighting will continue until voters in the 48 other states get their...