Word: blots
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...didn’t. They weren’t cruel. The world was safe and scripted. This is why John Hughes’ 1984 cult classic Sixteen Candles was beloved by innocent middle school girls who could hope that Prince Charming went to a suburban high school and could blot out the inevitable embarassments of being a teenager. Sixteen Candles is mostly a comedy, and it doesn’t take itself too seriously, so this type of analysis may be contrary to the film’s spirit. But for those of us who viewed it as a harbinger...
...Prize from Shimon Peres (of all people!)—claim that Arafat never had the authority to eliminate terrorism. But even if true, that claim is beside the point. Nothing can erase Arafat’s refusal to use the authority that was available to him. Nothing can blot out his calculated cultivation of terrorism...
...area the size of many nations into a silent wilderness...The missilemen are not happy, however. Both civilian and military, they know too well the potential effect on the earth of thermonuclear warfare. They fear that some small, irresponsible nation may get hold of a missile or two and blot out the capital city of a nation that it hates. Or perhaps when the great nations are armed to the teeth with long-range missiles and nervously watching each other, some quick mistake will be made...Retaliation may result in counter-retaliation, and in a few more minutes...
...staff is entirely correct when it asserts that far too many students are currently graduating from Harvard with honors. The fact that 91 percent of seniors earn some form of honors is a blot on Harvard’s reputation as a center of international academic excellence. Honors were designed to reward only those students who distinguished themselves by the very highest of intellectual standards. By devaluing an honors degree, Harvard is not encouraging students to strive to fulfil their maximum academic potential...
...PARTING BLOT (01/20/01): On his final morning in the White House, President Clinton grants 140 presidential pardons and 36 commutations. Marc Rich, who has been living as a fugitive in Switzerland since his 1983 indictment on tax evasion and fraud, is among those receiving pardons. The voluminous list also names several other controversial figures, including convicted drug trafficker Carlos Vignali and notorious snake oil salesman Glenn Braswell...