Word: startingly
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Dean Rosovsky said yesterday he was considering several persons to fill the associate deanship and added that he expected to name someone by the start of the regular school year...
They try to work at a regular pace. "We'll come into the office late and then we'll go to lunch," laughs Cheech. "We write like writers," says Chong. "We start writing eight hours before our deadline and then tell our editor that it could've been better if we'd had more time...
...more prevalent thatn English. Everyone complains about receiving wrong-number telephone calls from "Latins" (a favorite euphemism for Cubans). In fact, one of the less obnoxious ethnic slurs for a Cuban is "oye," the command form of the Spanish verb to hear and the word with which the Cubans start their phone conversations. When Anglo friends greet each other with "oye" it is a half--but only half--joking way of saying, "My God there are so many fucking Cubans in this city they're going to drive...
...jealous because Spanish is the growth industry in Miami. But the economics of the New Prosperity have caused misery for a lot of Miamians. The influx of South Americans has driven real estate prices through the roof, three-bedroom houses sell for $500,000 and more; one-bedroom apartments start at $400 in many parts of town. The only people who can afford Florida's standard of living are the tourists, and this has set everyone in Miami on edge. With the area suffering from an astonishing inflation rate, no one is in any mood to sit down and discuss...
...almost a decade and a half later, with a new life and a new name -Jill Byrem of Bloomsburg is now Lacy J. Dalton of Santa Cruz, Calif. -she can start to sing about it. Her first album, which has sold well since Columbia issued it in March, is full of rue, muscle and hot sauce. Lacy J. works country territory, but with the bright sass and brass of a newcomer bound to make a mark. Those easygoing steel guitars and refrains about wrung-dry love affairs start to sound like clarion calls when Lacy dresses them for action. With...