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the Beats really do mark an important moment in American culture, not as one of its achievements, but as a grievous example of its degeneration."
One touchy subject is Dole's grievous war wound.
Old San Francisco, long gaseous with self-regard (self-esteem is for Oakland), suffered a grievous deflating April 13 when Bank of America--banker to entrepreneurs and immigrants; builder of new industries; capitalizer of the California Dream; financier, indeed, gallant financier of the Golden Gate Bridge--announced its merger with NationsBank to form BankAmerica and its plans to move bank headquarters from San Francisco to Charlotte, N.C.
Of the two, the W geographical listings seem more complete: W lists Aylesbury , which, through some grievous, egregious fault, is not in the geographical section of the L but does appear in the A-Z section (because of the ducks).
The Daschle proposal would have permitted abortions after viability if continuing the pregnancy posed a risk of "grievous harm" to the mother's health, a determination left solely to the doctor.