Word: blowingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...misplaying his hand, Gingrich gave up the G.O.P.'s advantage. He left his troops with no bargaining chips. ("We look like idiots," fumed one.) He dealt the President the card he needed to appear decisive and resolute. ("The very idea that they could think they could just blow the President over shows the depth of their miscalculation," said Vice President Gore.) And the Speaker gave Bob Dole's campaign for the G.O.P. presidential nomination a boost by fueling the impression that it might be time to put an adult in charge to end the gridlock...
...assassination has dealt a terrible, humiliating blow to Shin Bet, the internal-security service supposed to be the best in the world. The head of Shin Bet, known only by his Hebrew initial "Kaf," acknowledged a complete security breakdown as Rabin descended from the podium at the end of the peace rally. Though close to 20 protective agents were present, Rabin was not cocooned within a ring of bodyguards facing in and out, nor was his back adequately shielded. No one had prevented Amir from hanging around the parking area where Rabin's car waited. Although Shin Bet knew Rabin...
Center Renata Janusova led the victorious visitors with 27 points. As the first player downcourt in transition for Cassovia, she managed numerous uncontested layups to blow the game open, and her overwhelming presence in the post opened holes for power forward Vladimira Dansiskova, who added 20 in the winning effort...
...comforts imaginable available through a short walk or quick e-mail. A Harvard student's everyday problems might amount to little more than deciding how he or she is going to fit in doing the laundry between dinner, "Friends" and writing a paper. Sometimes it is easy to blow our problems out of proportion, but it takes nothing more than reading the newspaper to realize that the environment in which we live is a microcosm of the real world...
...show ends with a postmodern touch by appearing to circle back to the opening scene: Bobby's surprise birthday party. Every year he shows up and pretends to be surprised, but this time there's no Bobby. He leaves the couples content to blow out the candles alone, while Robert stands by, hidden in the shadows. The abrupt ending seems suprisingly insubstantial, resisting clear answers or profound revelations. Still, in an age where the ponderous pseudo-drama of "Les Mis" still packs the house most nights in New York (and, terrifyingly, in London, and Dallas, and Des Moines...), Sondheim provides...