Word: americanizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...American families own more four-wheel-drive trucks than the Army--but unlike the Department of Defense, we stop buying at some point. Like now. After years of acceleration, sales of sport-utility vehicles, or SUVs, are slowing--and the turn surely signals tougher times ahead for U.S. carmakers. How soon? That's the key question. Overall, car sales are strong, and SUV sales remain fairly brisk. Just last week Ford reported record quarterly earnings (adjusted for one-time events...
What's good about the movie--and what sets it apart from American comedy at the moment--is the way it refuses to fall across the line into vulgarity, let alone grossness. One's enjoyment of it may very well derive from the way it contrasts with the climate in which it is released. There's something delightfully old-fashioned about its archness and its solid architecture...
...when you pop Drop Dead into the time capsule, toss a reel of American Pie in with it. The guys from that movie and the girls from this one could tear one another apart...
...that Hollywood has become the foremost promoter of decadence in American society. MATT C. ABBOTT Chicago...
...subtitle of your story that referred to me, "Why a defender of affirmative action is quitting," was misleading [DIVIDING LINE, July 5]. I remain committed to affirmative action because it works; it's fair and vitally necessary if we are to live up to the American ideal of giving every person a fair chance. I was proud to serve as executive director of Americans for a Fair Chance. My departure should not be construed in any way as a change of heart in my steadfast commitment to carry on the fight. Also, it is important to note that anti-affirmative...