Word: smooth
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...when Joe's time to enter politics arrived in 1986, he reminded very few people of his father and uncles. He was not smooth, not polished and certainly not articulate. Reporters covering the congressional race dubbed him "The Wizard of Uhs," because of his jumbled sentence fragments. But that did not matter because he was a Kennedy, and Kennedys usually win political elections--especially in Massachusetts...
...personnel director, Dunn said one of her main challenges will be to smooth negotiations with members of the Harvard Union of Clerical and TechnicalWorkers (HUCTW), which won certification inOctober...
...project's path through Congress will not be smooth in any case. A Department of Energy spokesman notes that the supercollider has been given only $100 million out of a requested $348 million in funding for fiscal year 1989. It is projected that afterward the SSC would require $600 million a year until 1995, an uncertain amount in 1996 to finish the job and a projected $270 million a year in operating funds thereafter. At a time when deficit and budget reduction will become ever more important, that kind of spending will take every bit of clout Bush, Bentsen, Gramm...
...cases, Turk says "Harvard will use its facilities to change the terms" of debate. Meetings on Harvard property serve the tactical purpose of establishing that Harvard's legitimacy is "stronger and firmer" than the city's, he said. They also give the impression that the University is "trying to smooth things over with the city...
...large, grade AA Rosemary Farm eggs from a Hughes market in Los Angeles, and I compared them with large, grade AA eggs purchased in Manhattan. On inspection, the California specimens looked a bit larger and had rougher shells with uneven calcium deposits, while the New York shells were perfectly smooth. New York yolks were also a brighter shade of yellow...