Word: arduous
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...some of the 300 functions to which he was invited. They easily barged into the bash thrown by Rolling Stone, while such luminaries as Bella Abzug, Warren Beatty and Lauren Bacall waited futilely in line outside. The brothers devoted two hours every morning to meeting the press-no arduous exercise since the same questions were asked over and over again...
...trip may have seemed as long and arduous as any expedition of Vasco da Gama, but the last leg of Portugal's journey from dictatorship to democracy was smooth sailing. Braving oppressively hot 90° weather, some 5 million Portuguese went calmly to the polls last week and, by an overwhelming margin, chose General António Ramalho Eanes (TIME, June 21) as their first democratically elected President in 50 years...
...erstwhile rakehell son, Henry (Paul Rudd) ends it as the lord of two realms who is planning to father an heir. The purpose of that utterly beguiling last-act courtship scene with Katherine (Meryl Streep) is, apart from statecraft, to show us that he has triumphantly undergone the arduous initiation rites of manhood...
Turning that vision into reality proved a long and arduous task. The cost of buying the buildings and refurbishing them would come to $30 million; banks refused to lend that much unless the project could come up with some major tenants. In 1972 Shopping Center Developer James Rouse, convinced that a lively, unique urban market contained a high potential for profit, joined the cause. His commitment opened the taps of private and public money...
...aggressive tactical officers, and each reached the top of his profession not only through high connections but through high competence. The Howes were born into a rich, powerful, aristocratic Hertfordshire family. Both went to Eton. As a 16-year-old midshipman, Richard sailed with Admiral George Anson on his arduous, aborted voyage around the world. Thereafter he rose rapidly from command to command, becoming treasurer of the Navy in 1765 and a rear admiral five years later. Responsible, serious to the point of tediousness, heavy-browed and large-nosed, he is known in the Navy as "Black Dick" Howe, partly...