Word: acorn
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...know it is the right thing to do," and hurried home to Washington to confront his first hostage crisis as President. He jumped off his helicopter Marine One onto the South Lawn of the White House. Walking in the fetid summer air toward the Oval Office, he kicked an acorn lying on the drive, a small sign of George Bush's frustration at finding himself caught in the terrorist web that humiliated his predecessors. That was about his only display of raw anger...
...most important sandwich is undoubtedly the hamburger, whether the thin patty made famous by fast-food chains or the thicker chopped-steak version, epitomized by the specimen at Acorn on Oak, a bar and grill in Chicago. Most familiar among workaday sandwiches are the coffee-shop regulars: bacon, lettuce and tomato, tuna or egg salad, the classic combo of ham and Swiss cheese, grilled cheese and bacon and the lavish club, a three-slice pileup with two "decks" of filling that at its purest includes sliced chicken, bacon, tomato and lettuce. Less orthodox but currently more fashionable in New York...
...unusual that people are interested in Acorn Park, the property that we are giving tours of, because of it's location, size and desirability," said Graf. But she added, "If we received an offer that we couldn't refuse, we certainly would take them...
...have in the works an expansion plan in Acorn Park, to consolidate related activities in Burlington to our present location," said Trinor. "But it's an expensive building plan, and we have to examine the alternatives...
...company is thinking of leaving Acorn Park," said Silverman, "And Harvard is just making a general inquiry, we have no firm plans...