Word: account
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...achievements of women in Hollywood's early days both behind the screen and as actresses were impressive and important. Carey's thorough, fact-filled account of Loos' career is a useful overview of one woman's career. But it lacks depth or an ability to evaluate the significance of a woman's contribution to a male industry. A book that treats these issues with thoughtful analysis and a broader perspective has yet to be written. Carey's account is but a useful chronicle for that future historian...
According to the police account, a witness called the station at 4:13 p.m. Thursday to report the fire, which engulfed maintenance equipment, including lawn mowers, tractors, aerators and sprinklers stored in the area...
...MARCOS DYNASTY by Sterling Seagrave (Harper & Row; $22.50). This merciless account of the Filipino dictator's rise and fall poses many intriguing questions, answering some. Why did Ferdinand purloin billions of dollars? What did Imelda want with all those shoes...
...Ulster or Lebanon." Nonetheless, the tension in Estonia is accompanied by exhilaration over the fact that vital issues are finally being aired. Many Estonians take the optimistic view that as long as there is no upheaval in the streets, the Kremlin will not call the republic to account. Says a Tallinn intellectual: "We are a legal-minded people and are prepared to examine everything in terms of the standards of international justice. That is an approach that Moscow officials will find difficult to oppose." After all, Gorbachev has often called for a Soviet state governed by law. He can hardly...
...unleash a "wrecking ball" against them, the insurers rushed into court and obtained an order blocking the measure until the state supreme court can decide whether it is constitutional. At least eight auto insurers have already pulled out of California, even though the state's 13.5 million insured drivers account for more than 14% of all U.S. car-insurance business. State Farm Mutual, California's largest auto underwriter, stopped issuing new policies last week and referred new California customers to a subsidiary that charges 20% higher rates...