Quayle

American

[kweyl] / kweɪl /

noun

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

Quayle British

/ kweɪl /

noun

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

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Although Mr. Quayle’s Council on Competitiveness aimed to reduce federal regulations, President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Clean Air Act, which called for some 55 new regulations.

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

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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.

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

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

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