Word: blunting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...last February, Bush boosted spending for basic research 13%, but most federal R. and D. dollars still go into weapons development, which yields few mass-market spin-offs. In the past year, the warnings about that imbalance have grown starker. As the Office of Technology Assessment stated in a blunt report in October, "If there are no major changes in government policies of developed nations, we expect U.S. manufacturing competitiveness to continue to sink, compared with Japan...
...collapse of the Soviet Union and the cutoff of most of its aid carried a blunt message to Syria, another major backer of terrorists. There was no longer any likelihood of becoming a regional superpower with armaments supplied by Moscow. As Iran took a more moderate course, Syrian President Assad had to worry about becoming isolated if he continued to support the extremist factions...
Mark Rylance presents Hamlet as a man truly lingering on the edge of insanity. In his madness, Hamlet's remarks reveal important truths that stem more from blunt lunacy than clever deception. He seems shy to face the audience straight on-a direct contrast to Fortinbras (Royal Miller), who stands smiling, proud and tall. Hamlet begins monologues muttering with his back to the audience, revealing his misery and shame over the direction his life is taking...
...many--including the Harvard Admissions Office--agree that diversity of cultural, ethnic and racial backgrounds often means a diversity of past experience. And "minority" classifications can be an admittedly blunt but useful tool in making sense of that diversity of experience...
...which grew up on TV and has a seemingly insatiable appetite for + revisiting the media icons of youth. But it may also reflect a rejection, by audiences of all ages, of the creative exhaustion and tired formulas of most current TV fare. Television of the past was, to be blunt, not only different but very often better...