Word: functional
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...worst, a lie. Obviously enamored by the myth which dictates that bigger is better, the writer chose to use the word "extensive" when in fact there is no justification for use of that word in this context. The misuse of that word may sell copy, but it prostitutes the function of a free press and crucifies communication of the truth...
...down "That's Carol Burnett." It was their code language for material that was too broad, too mainstream. Saturday Night Live may not quite have become the Carol Burnett Show of the '80s, but complacency has crept in. Perhaps it was inevitable. TV anniversaries, after all, serve another important function. They remind us that shows grow...
When George Bush appointed his friend of 30 years to run the State Department, there was speculation that Baker might actually function as an unofficial Deputy President. A former Treasury Secretary, White House chief of staff and three-time presidential campaign chairman, Baker was expected to be the power next to the throne. That conjecture has so far been wrong...
...about, striving to bring sanity to bear against a sensual overload, trying to assimilate the hyper-real unreality of the wondrous ravings of a lunatic. As the house lights return you to the world of the mundane, you will struggle to breathe and to re-learn the ability to function without music and light pushing you, oppressing you, uplifting...
Chebrikov had moved from KGB chief last September to a new party position overseeing legal affairs. Nikonov had described himself this year as a deputy to Yegor K. Ligachev on party agricultural policy, and appeared to serve no clear function on the Politburo...