Word: remarkably
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...insufficient to protect deposits at Texas' 49 insolvent thrifts, Clements contended that the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation might be able to reimburse depositors in failed institutions to the tune of only 30 cents on the dollar, along with a Government IOU for the rest. The Governor's remark drew a sharp rebuke from Washington, where thrift regulators rushed to reassure depositors that their money would always be insured for the full $100,000 guaranteed by the FSLIC. "I can't state it emphatically enough, that the FSLIC does not, has not, nor will it ever pay anything less...
Diehard lapta fans deeply resented President Reagan's recent remark about lapta's "evil umpires." In truth, umpires are so revered in the Soviet Union that players often call out, "Honor to the umpires!" and managers run out of the dugout to congratulate the men in black on successfully making difficult calls. This is because the umpires are scrupulously fair and usually have close relatives on the party's Central Committee...
...well-educated Eastern reporter was recently heard to remark "What do you suppose, 50 to 60 percent of the American people believe...
...Washington, Senate opponents of the Administration's reflagging plans failed to muster enough votes to call for a 90-day delay in the operation. In the House, tempers flared over a remark by Congressman Les Aspin that the first U.S.-escorted convoy would sail July 22. Aspin, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, revealed the date after attending an Administration briefing. Republican Minority Leader Robert Michel accused Democrat Aspin of "unforgivable" behavior, but Aspin pointed out, correctly, that Republican Senator Robert Dole had also disclosed the date to reporters...
...that position, testifying that on the day he was fired, the President called to console him and said, "I just didn't know." North denied having told an aide shortly after the call that the President had said, "It's important that I not know." If accurate, that subtle remark could suggest a cover-up by Reagan. But North insisted, "I don't recall the conversation that...