Word: actualizations
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...retorts Hellman. Ephron's play, alas, has two acts full of distractions and gimmicks. There are childhood flashbacks that force grown actresses to talk like widdle girls. The literary men in their lives (Edmund Wilson, Philip Rahv) are trotted on and off the stage like stuffed dummies. There are actual stuffed dummies too--a cutesy stage device that wears thin quickly--and songs by Marvin Hamlisch and Craig Carnelia. The depths of pointlessness are reached in a vaudeville-style number featuring Frankie Fact and Dick Fiction, which tells us nothing about either. Hellman and McCarthy might yet agree...
...tout his latest initiative to increase the involvement of religious groups in carrying out the federal government’s goals. While his remarks were punctuated by calls of “amen” by the group of religious and community activists assembled for his address, the actual measure that he was unveiling is worthy of anything but praise...
Graduate Student Council president Rebecca J. Spencer said that whatever its actual effect, the drop in MLA listings should highlight the long-term employment difficulties graduate students face...
...means to steer peoples’ behavior away from a practice of which it does not approve. The first argument is that such a tax protects people from their own bad choices. This argument, however, is far less persuasive than the point that such a tax accounts for the actual cost of smoking to society. Nevertheless, the economic effects of smoking are difficult to measure, making a sin tax difficult to implement fairly...
More seriously, Thaker believes that one of Halvorson’s best qualities is his actual desire to form genuine relationships with others. “Rich was a person before he was a Christian,” Thaker said. “He doesn’t have the legalistic hang-ups some Christians have.” Many echo that Halvorson’s unique style of developing relationships has made an impact on individuals both inside and outside of the Harvard community. “He’s really blessed a lot of people...