Word: slightest
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Soviet rewriting of history books. Said Michel: "That doesn't wash well with me." After a howl of protest from black leaders, Michel apologized. "My regret is even more profound," said he, "because I believe my public record of over 32 years as a Congressman is without the slightest blot of bigotry or racial insensitivity." True enough, until last week...
...Some people are inclined to take everything so seriously that the slightest amount of humor brings hurt to them," said Jeff K. Wyatt, a co-social editor. "Maybe people need a little more bran in their diets...
...were the favored metaphors among staffers of the New York Times under the iron grip of the paper's former executive editor A.M. Rosenthal. With a hair-trigger temper and skin as thin as a sheet of newsprint, Rosenthal was known to be convivial one moment, then, at the slightest miscue, fly into a rage. Those who unquestioningly did his bidding thrived; many of those who crossed him made their careers outside the hallowed offices at Times Square...
...disappointing. One club features a stripper doing the "Dance of a Couple of Veils." In the even less developed parts of the world, O'Rourke predicts a "festival of Malthusianism." On the up side, he gives two cheers for Western civilization, "the first in history to show even the slightest concern for average, undistinguished, none-too-commendable people like us." It may not be what the Founding Fathers had in mind, but neither did they envision that their liberal political philosophy would produce no-fault auto insurance and gifted wise guys like O'Rourke...
...reason for the fascination with this rather strange televised encounter is the scripted and stage-managed nature of the race thus far. On the advice of their handlers, the two candidates have largely avoided situations that carried the slightest semblance of spontaneity. During the days preceding the debate, the handlers coached their men assiduously to ensure that no unscripted statement, answer or even gesture would occur in front of television viewers. Nevertheless, there is a limit to what campaign managers can control, and the debate was a rare chance for the public to see Bush and Dukakis react entirely...