Word: interrupted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hate to interrupt this dialogue between Al and Mike here," interjected Illinois Sen. Paul Simon, as he struggled to make a point during an argument between the other two rivals...
Unlike Fatherhood, which felt obliged to interrupt the jokes for a few passages of banal "advice" to parents, Time Flies makes no claim to great significance. That job, as in the earlier book, is left to a plodding introduction by Alvin Poussaint, a Harvard psychiatry professor who is a consultant on Cosby's TV show. And if the kvetching starts to grow wearisome, Cosby manages to end on a note of uplift: " 'Dee-fense!' I am crying to joints that need 3-in-One Oil, to intestines that are begging for custard, and to eyes that are proud of their...
...There was a certain amount of disturbance, but it didn't interrupt [the scheduled activities]" said E. Peter Tufford, manager of employee relations at Cornell...
...greater numbers of women college graduates are filling higher-income professional and managerial jobs traditionally held by men, the study says. Another reason for the remaining wage difference is that men are still twice as likely as women to enter the most highly compensated fields. Moreover, women continue to interrupt employment more often than men (for childbearing, among other things), undermining seniority and availability for promotion. The report downplays an additional explanation for the male-female wage gap: outright sex discrimination...
...interrupt this magazine for an important political bulletin. The bellwether Cognoscenti Caucus is now over, and the results are pouring into Election Central. In a few moments we will find out the winner of the coveted "Big Mo" Award. But first, some background...