Word: aridity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Gardner, as the prototypical Ugly American, sharing equally of her wealth and herself, adds some lfie to the arid waste left by the void that is Lawrence. But John Gielgud, seen perusing Lawrence's penultimate works, is so intent on depicting the stiffness of the period that he seems to be merely a life-size extension of his starched collar. Penelope Keith, as the Honorable Dorothy Brett, a frigid woman with a crush on Lawrence, can best be regarded as a pasteboard pastiche; this is the extent of her role and talent...
...most part, it is a good story indeed. It commences in 1915 somewhere Down Under in the scenic and arid ranching country of western Australia. There, 18-year-old Archy Hamilton lives with his family and trains with his uncle to be a championship sprinter. Despite having more talent than anyone in western Australia, Archy, like anyone else who has ever been on a ranch or a farm and in a movie, bolts. Finding the opportunity to get away after his first big race in a distant town, Archy informs his uncle-mentor that...
Stretching toward sunset from the Missouri, South Dakota's West River country is an unrelieved expanse of rough-hewn plains and arid badlands. Under the tough sod lie prairie-dog towns and nuclear missile silos. Above ground, a handful of ranchers raise sheep and cattle on the stingy rangeland. Mostly, natives say, there are miles and miles of miles and miles...
...spindly jojoba thrives on the arid conditions of the Southwest. Indians of the region, including the Pima and Papago tribes, once used the bean's oily wax as a hair conditioner to protect against the drying effects of sun and wind...
...into his helmet to correct the farsightedness of middle age, took over the controls for the final critical maneuvers. Expertly, the veteran pilot guided his craft through a long, easy turn. When he completed the maneuver, the ship was lined up perfectly with a runway marked in the ancient, arid bed of Rogers Dry Lake six miles away. "Right on the money, right on the money!" encouraged Mission Control...