Word: bombarded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...character of Jamie remains the most difficult, compelling and catalytic of the play. Bill Camp, assuredly the ART's most urgent talent, brings fine skill to his portrayal of Jamie, ferreting out each minor and irresistible motivation, each thread of resentment and desperate love for his family which subtly bombard the young man. The dynamism of Camp's performance is apparent in the variety of moods and postures his Jamie takes as he emotionally gropes for a solution to save his mother and brother, and this studied totality makes Camp as compelling to watch reacting to other character's lines...
...character is confused because the two women bombard him with images from the past about which his character knows nothing. He must play along, however, as he doesn't want to be found out as a jewel thief...
...only can the Bosnian government not lift the siege, but the situation of Sarajevo today is even more dire than before. Last week the United Nations abandoned altogether its 16-month effort to shield the city from Serbian bombardment. By Monday U.N. forces had withdrawn from the 10 depots originally established to collect and control the Serbian cannons, howitzers, tanks and artillery pieces that were used to bombard the city. Moreover, it now appears that despite protestations it would never do so, the U.N. had in fact made a deal in which it agreed, among other things, not to conduct...
...THREE GARDENERS use similar setups and processes in their closets. When the plants are small, they bombard them with fluorescent lights 24 hours a day; then they switch the lights to a 12-hour cycle and the plants begin to bud. "You fool them into thinking it's winter," says Johnny...
Speaking seriously, I recognize that sexual harassment is a real problem. The anecdote I've just presented should not be interpreted as my brushing harassment off as a non-issue. (So please don't bombard me with tear-jerking letters from self-described harassment victims trying to raise my awareness...