Word: behind
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...once again embraced, and council members hoped to put the student government's imprimateur behind the fund--which has been run recently by an annually changing group of seniors. To that end, the council created an ad hoc committee on divestment and named an official liaison...
...best drama comes from Norman. His intensity never wavers as he portrays Lee's elaborately constructed facade of scummy, violent toughness. Lee is a hardened pioneer--one never doubts his stories of adventure in the American desert, the "true" West of this play's title. Yet behind his belching, swaggering bravado, Norman allows Lee's well-concealed dream of respectability and acceptance to leak through his psychological defenses...
...playing the princess, Beth Ellen Salm has a most difficult job, which may explain why she falls so flat. As written, the would-be feminist princess sounds like a selfsatisfied prig, and Salm's portrayal reinforces that impression. When her assistant Lady Blanche (Linda Bielski) mocks Ida behind her back, the audience sympathizes. Lady Blanche, at least, keeps the audience awake by putting the orchestra to sleep with a song/philosophy lecture. Bielski, a professional actress, is easily the show's best female performer...
...Whether I'm speaker of the house, which is the greatest honor I've ever had, is not important," Wright said. "What is important is that Congress move swiftly--and I'm prepared to move very swiftly--to get distractive matters of this kind behind us so that we can concentrate on the really important things that affect this country of ours...
...ethics committee continued its work behind closed doors and chair Julian Dixon, (D-Calif.), said no public announcement of its conclusions was expected until next week...