Word: attempted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...problem has been a case of bad personal chemistry between the aging, cautious leaders in the Kremlin and the brash, evangelistic and sometimes naive Georgians in the White House. Comfortable with the classically quiet negotiating style of Kissinger, the Russians were offended by Carter's early attempt to conduct a more open diplomacy. They were even angrier when Carter proposed that SALT II effect deep cuts in strategic arsenals; to Moscow, this seemed an attempt to rewrite an agreement that had been negotiated with Ford...
...talk SWAPO Leader Sam Nujoma into buying the plan. Angolan officials were particularly anxious for a resolution of the conflict. Their southern border area is scattered with Namibian refugee camps and SWAPO guerrilla bases; last May South Africa peppered the area with a series of bombing attacks in an attempt to wipe out the main guerrilla base...
Last week the government announced that it will attempt to establish a new, more effective set of rules for the national pastime. The recommendations were part of a sweeping report on gambling, 2½ years in the making and 581 pages long, that was issued by a nine-member Royal Commission chaired by Lord Rothschild. The document constitutes the most exhaustive study of the British gambling industry's practices, growth and problems in more than 25 years...
Cynthia Milstead starts out strong in her portrayal of Mariamne, the lover-heroine, but she fades badly as the play wears on, and is in fact, wholly inadequate when it comes to the climactic last scene. Her attempt to do a Juliet number falls very, very flat-it is better, perhaps, to think of her brighter moments in the earlier acts, as she gives an engaging rendition of youth and wisdom, innocence and ethereal presence...
...that it is too short. William Leach brings a kind of manic power and an eloquent voice to Judge Gaunt, and Donald James Campbell renders an eerie, effective portrait of Shadow, the underworld sidekick. Unfortunately, his boss, John Britt as Trock, just about chews the scenery in his overcooked attempt to play the heavy. At times, Britt sounds as if he were imitating John Wayne-not a good thing to do in a serious play...