Word: backgrounding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...something more than the standard cloak-and-dagger thriller. And the plot does have a few well-chosen twists before it goes on cruise control and coasts to an unsatisfying climax--an extended last shot misfires badly as the reunited family is upstaged by an explosion in the background destroying the heavies in a fiery conflagration. But we are still left with a cloak-and-dagger drama with a subordinated and weak theme...
...better example of the tangible benefit from veneration for education can be found than in the Jewish community in America. Beer points out the similarity in the two group's American backgrounds: "Both Jews and Black Americans came from impoverished and backward ghettos. Both were subject to severe legal and informal harassment for centuries, not to mention periodic slaughter.... Some find it incredible that Jews come from a background similar to theirs...
...what is not nearly as certain is that those responsible for the prefect program have adequately recognized that fact. If romances are undesirable, then every prefect should be told to ignore any siren songs which might be heard in the background of a proctorial meeting. If a prefect can legitimately not realize that he or she shouldn't date his advisee, then the FDO hasn't made its rules sufficiently clear...
However, in order to avoid errors in the representation of fundamental facts, I would urge The Crimson to undertake a little more background research on stories related to non-Western cultures. Such errors are likely not only to mar the accuracy and hence the quality of the article but are also liable to be offensive...
...Newton native faces a quicker and rougher collegiate game, but he has the size, the background, and the attitude to adjust...