Word: bitefuls
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...frantic pace, boiling Mamet's scenes down to a few strategic lines. The actors' own smiles were evident even when they were supposed to be portraying Mamet's rage and angst. As a result, at least one joke--the excessive use of expletives in Mamet's plays--lost its bite. Nonetheless, "Speed-the-Play," as written, works as a mordantly funny critique of over-the-top postmodern theater...
...rewarding. For example, S&P 500 stocks have returned a real average of 11.2% annually over the past 10 years, compared with an expected 3.5% or so return from the new Treasury note. Thus buyers will have to decide for themselves the level of risk, inflation protection and tax bite they are willing to accept...
There is a certain hollowness to the words. Not far off lies Gallagher, a terrier who is the only remaining member of Madalyn's cadre of nippy dogs. He too seems to have lost his bite. It is all he can do these days to wander mutely over and drape his head mournfully on a visitor's knee...
...professional number-crunchers, though, reacted cautiously to Clinton's package, pointing out that it rests on rosy assumptions. What's more, most of the President's spending cuts won't kick in until after he has left office, letting him take credit now before the sacrifices begin to bite. Still, the budget may sit well with a public that says it wants Congress to tackle the deficit instead of nit-picking over the details. "Clinton has the upper hand," notes TIME's Bernard Baumohl, "because the Republicans risk making themselves look like obstructionists if they don't cooperate." The centerpiece...
...time Democratic fund raisers put the bite on insurance tycoon Walter Kaye, he had already been softened up. There was the holiday card from President Clinton's re-election campaign and the invitation to a White House Christmas party, not to mention the Executive Mansion reception for New Yorkers, the dinner for the most generous Democratic benefactors and a gathering of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Fan Club...