Word: ardently
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...produced, is an absurdist spectacle far removed from the emotional starkness and dry humor typical of Chekhovian productions. The powerful love story is narrated by characters who constantly pause mid-sentence, interrupted at arbitrary intervals by two clowns in blue and white striped stockings and punctuated by the ardent desire of the lovers to pour sand on each other...
...Redd, but during the numerous commercial breaks, the conversation wanders a bit. I announce my absolute horror at child beauty pageants; my neighbor replies that she has judged a few. She doesn’t get offended, because she’s too busy looking for her friends, ardent Clay Aiken fans who call themselves “The Claymates.” The American Idol runner-up is an audience draw for the telecast...
...plea bargain—cooperate with U.N. inspectors, and we might not invade. But even after Saddam admitted the inspectors and Chief U.N. Weapons Inspector Hans Blix begged for more time, Bush still went for the death penalty, and our international credibility was trashed. The President proved his most ardent critics right—his stated goal of regime change and his half-hearted pursuit of a diplomatic solution were mutually exclusive...
...sick of calls for the coalition forces to leave Iraq. The violence being perpetrated there is committed by gangs, some motivated by politics, others by criminal instincts; some are supporters of Saddam Hussein, others his most ardent opponents. Imagine if the U.S. and its allies did withdraw: the slaughter that would follow would be devastating. The coalition forces are performing a function vitally needed by the Iraqi people and welcomed by most of them. The troops are acting under incredibly difficult circumstances. They are all that stands between Iraq and total chaos. Tony Solms Tzaneen, South Africa...
Team Schwarzenegger is hoping that other Republicans in the race--particularly State Senator Tom McClintock, around whom the most ardent conservatives have rallied--will follow Simon to the sidelines. But the actor's strategists know he must do more than winnow the field to draw voters. Men 35 and younger are known to turn out in force when it comes to films about gun-toting, back-from-the-future robots, but history shows that on Election Day they are more inclined to sit home with a video. Getting them off the couch to vote on Oct. 7 could...