Word: remarkably
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harry bursting through the night traffic on Broadway to seize several copies of the New York Times hot off the delivery wagon. We would gather as many papers as possible and retire to a quick-lunch counter to read them. Harry always gave me the Herald Tribune, with the remark, "Here, Russ, you read the Tribune. It's always a day late anyway." Whenever anything was discovered, either Harry or Brit would lunge for the telephone booth and dictate corrections to the proof room...
Regarding the domestic issue of affirmative action, Kristol said he thinks "affirmative action is on its last legs," a remark which elicited much applause from the audience...
...only official Harvard comment so far about the changes Princeton, Yale and Stanford have made was President Rudenstine's remark to the Harvard Alumni Association that Harvard will keep its aid offers "within shouting distance" of its competitors. If Harvard does not act soon to extend its financial aid plan--within this admissions cycle--Harvard risks losing an edge to Princeton, Stanford and Yale in attracting top candidates from all economic backgrounds...
When asked by angry spectators why he voted forGalluccio as vice-mayor instead of using Reevesand the other four CCA votes to electTriantafillou as vice-mayor, Duehay said that"he's not going to denigrate anyone," and thenconcluded with a remark that enraged spectators,"I voted for him because he voted...
...meant he needed new lawyers, so be it. The clash was ideological, not personal. The rapport between Kaczynski and defense attorneys Quin Denvir and Judy Clarke was clearly strong. Even at the height of their dispute, Kaczynski would confer with the two, often with a smile or a joking remark. He never recoiled when Clarke, a tall, thin woman who towers over him, patted his back or rested her arm on his chair back...