Word: overnighter
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...What gave him the courage to deep-six such a large shelf of certifiably lame literature, however, was an acceptance. The Friends of Eddie Coyle, a gritty, amiably cynical tale about barroom lowlifes and courthouse small-timers in Massachusetts, had been bought by Knopf. Higgins prepared, at last, for overnight success. What followed showed why novel writing is a chancy trade. Reviewers loved the novel. But Eddie Coyle never moved higher than fifth on the New York Times best-seller list, and in 12 months sold fewer than 25,000 copies. Failure? No, success; most first novels aren't reviewed...
This new drug enforcement policy won't turn the United States into a police state overnight. But every little extension of the military sphere must be taken with extreme caution. We must ask ourselves whether the advantages of military action justify the undermining of civil authority in a given problem area...
...first step involves convincing the general public that the grounds of pornography are base and demoralizing. Second, the Tanners must realize that drastic policy reversals cannot take place overnight...
...selection as ambassador changed almost overnight the climate of Japan and U.S. relations," said Marius Jansen, a professor of history and East Asian studies at Princeton University...
...miss getting on buses with my team," Reilly says. "When I saw this year's schedule, I was glad to see that we had four overnight trips, because they bring us together...