Word: familiar
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Several people working in Mallinckrodt said they were unaware of the asbestos removal, while others familiar with it said they were satisfied with the safety measures taken by the work crew...
...Because it's traumatic, the same officers stay with the victim at all times," said Murphy, noting the relief victims often show at seeing a familiar face...
...mostly Black crowd roared with approval, changing its chant from the traditional "Dinkins, Dinkins" to a more familiar "David, David...
...each one of three "stages" of melancholia, Machell says. The first--the so-called "tarnished star" syndrome--affects new professors accustomed to being the doted-upon, high-GPA graduate students with the brightest ideas, now thrown into cold competition with politically-seasoned scholars in large, uncaring institutions. Sound familiar yet, anyone...
...passage of time permits deeper reflection. These two books, though treating different phases of Nixon's career and offering contrasting styles of - biography, point toward a fresh view. All the familiar sins and successes are rehearsed, along with the inner torment that destroyed Nixon's judgment. But he also begins to appear as much more a product of his time and place than many care to admit. If he frequently exploited the country's most base instincts, he also reflected legitimate resentments. The silent majority he mobilized survived him, eventually evolving into the right-wing populist movement that anointed Ronald...