Word: anxiously
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Filmmaker Peter Charley arrived at the United Airlines check-in at San Francisco International Airport half an hour before his 11 a.m. flight to New York. The slow-moving line took nearly 30 minutes to clear. He then spent an additional 20 anxious minutes passing through security, expecting to miss his plane. But as usual, the departure was delayed. Relieved, Charley buckled into his seat and waited for takeoff. And waited. The pilot finally explained that his windscreen wiper needed fixing. Charley and other passengers fumed while mechanics fiddled. It took more than an hour before he was airborne...
There is a method to Cronenberg's shock tactics. Whereas Howard the Duck is an effects festival attached to a smirk, The Fly is smart and serious about its characters. Seth and Veronica could be any two people falling in love, eager for adventure but anxious about the changes and dark revelations that come with learning how little they know about their lovers. That nice guy lying next to you in bed, breathing in your rhythm, smiling in his sleep -- what demons sleep within him? And why does his snore sound like a gentle bzzzzz...
Still another influence may have been that of Syrian President Hafez Assad, who is believed anxious to improve his relations with the U.S. and to counteract his country's reputation as a sponsor of terrorism. Assad has recently renewed his efforts to gain the release of the Western hostages. A month ago, the Syrian leader told a visiting California Congressman that Syria expected to have "some good news very soon." One view, dismissed by the Administration, is that Assad not only secured Jenco's release but timed it to coincide with Vice President Bush's trip to the region...
Having insisted on making a bravura entrance into the South African debate, * Reagan seemed anxious to tiptoe away from it all during his swing through the South last week. For the most part, he deflected or ignored questions hurled at him whenever he was in earshot of reporters. When given the chance, he seemed to set the stage for a shift in policy in the wake of the reaction he had provoked. When a reporter shouted a query in Columbia, S.C., about whether new sanctions were out of the question, the President stopped to answer. "We haven't closed...
...windows of the officers' quarters and propelled itself through the first-class entranceway to glimpse the ship's gymnasium. It went over the side and made an unsuccessful attempt to squeeze through portholes on the promenade deck. Said Ballard: "He has to go on a diet." There was an anxious moment as J.J.'s tether caught on a jagged piece of metal, but Bowen maneuvered the robot back and forth until it pulled free...