Word: ring
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...purists' time has finally come: on Dec. 31 we really will ring in the beginning of the new millennium. (After all, it's not like they called the first year "0.") But the pedants haven't exactly risen to the occasion...
...trying to win their votes; he was claiming the votes he believed he had already won. So Gore finally lived up to his own billing: the candidate who is not afraid to choose "the hard right over the easy wrong," the fighter who doesn't shrink in the ring. The hard, joyless endeavor of winning votes had been "like crawling over broken glass," in the words of an aide. It seemed the least that fate owed him at the end was, if not a blessed victory, then a quick, clean defeat. But in the past five weeks, "the situation...
...While Barak was never going to back out of the race, opinion polls certainly gave Peres the right to throw his hat in the ring: Despite carrying a "loser" label after having been beaten by Netanyahu in 1996 and losing a parliamentary vote earlier this year for the ceremonial position of president, current polls give Peres a better chance than Barak of beating Sharon. Moreover, Israelis rate him as the best man for the job of making peace with the Palestinians. But polls, as Peres himself once noted, are like perfume - they should be smelled, but not swallowed. Israeli voters...
...take longer to dry. Their great penchant for exploring the bushes, yards and alleys of the neighborhood never flags, no matter how inclement the weather. Thanks to Livingstone, I have learned, indispensably, that the only way to get a recalcitrant dog out from under the bed is to ring the doorbell...
...substance. Instead of calmly explaining policy initiatives, Al wanted to work up a sweat while explaining his plan to provide universal health care for every child. Al, the fighter, wanted to show that he was comfortable with a ruffled shirt and loosened tie. Yet, he became condescending in the ring. During the debates, Al would frequently twist his face into disgust as George explained his stance on affirmative action or on how to solve the plight of the farmer. Although Al wins the applause of most Harvard students when he invokes such facial expressions, he alienates a considerable segment...