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Quayle

[kweyl]

noun

  1. James Danforth Dan, born 1947, vice president of the U.S. 1989–93.



Quayle

/ kweɪl /

noun

  1. Sir ( John ) Anthony . 1913–89, British actor and theatrical producer: director (1948–56) of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre

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But at the beginning of his tenure, when a Republican predecessor, Dan Quayle, told Cheney he should expect to attend a lot of funerals, the new vice president demurred.

“I have a different understanding with the president,” Cheney told Quayle, the Washington Post reported.

Patrick Quayle, who heads global network planning at United, said the airline also had to learn to expect the unexpected in its inaugural summer.

People heading to Greenland now are on the “cutting edge of travel,” Quayle said.

What Quayle missed about “The Candidate” is that when it comes to a Robert Redford movie, truth is never as plain as what your eyes can see.

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