Word: nervously
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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These friends of mine have nothing in particular to hide from the bureaus and agencies of our federal government. Nonetheless, the thought that Big Brother just might be listening in on our talks has made them nervous enough not to call me anymore...
...National Defense Council. Krenz, his protege, was elevated to all three positions. Technically, the 77-year-old Honecker resigned, citing the poor health that has plagued him since he underwent gallbladder surgery last August. But few East Germans doubted that Honecker had been pushed aside by a leadership increasingly nervous about the continuing exodus of refugees to the West and the growing clamor of the stay- behinds for reform at home. At the same time, the two Politburo members in charge of the economy and mass media also lost their posts, signaling that a more extensive housecleaning might be under...
Wall Street, Washington and investors around the world will be watching the market with nervous anticipation to see whether it can shake off its anxiety attack. The Federal Reserve will monitor events carefully to determine whether it should come to the rescue with a dose of easier money, as it did in 1987 to restore confidence. One fervent hope was that high-rolling investors would come roaring back into the market, looking for bargains. But while it was easy to attribute last week's chiller to everything from program trading to superstition about Friday the 13th, there was a deeper...
...catcher said the immediate reaction by players from both teams was nervous laughter and remarks. But the seriousness of the situation became clear when the field started to rumble...
...policy for women working in its battery-manufacturing division. It excluded women capable of bearing children from jobs that expose workers to certain levels of lead. The reason, said the company, was medical: scientific evidence indicates that exposing a mother to lead contamination can cause serious damage to the nervous system of a fetus...