Word: bragging
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...whether its diction is failed lyricism or failed realism. But it is neither: its first director, Elia Kazan, says it is written "just off the real." Miller's people are first-and second-generation Americans who have yet to achieve a perfect-pitch imitation of standard American brag, bluff and bluster; their language is thus a precise and moving metaphorical expression of the uneasiness with which they live in the American dream they have not quite assimilated. By touching this language with the accents of Brooklyn's old ethnic neighborhoods, this company simultaneously grounds the dialogue...
Despite Thayer's claims of innocence, the embarrassing charges made his Defense Department post untenable. His departure leaves a large hole high up in the Pentagon hierarchy. Thayer had publicly criticized the military's waste and cost overruns; privately, he liked to brag that he could cut the budget by 20% without sacrificing effectiveness. As de facto chairman of the Pentagon's defense resources board, Thayer had day-to-day control over all agency actions and military procurement. To some defense professionals, he seemed both well placed and well suited to carrying out budget cuts: a hard...
...question is more Soviet priorities and capabilities. The Soviet Union suffers low internal morale and economic stagnation. The technology gap widens every year. Japan has passed the USSR as the world's second industrial producer. Military clout and "defense of the gains of socialism" are all the Party can brag about. Military might surrounding poverty, with patriotism upholding a ramshackle empire (even if the radars don't work) is a mixture as Russian as black bread. So is astute diplomacy and propaganda to manipulate and divert the enemy in times of weakness...
...this is a team without much to brag about. Its only authentic star is free safety Grady Fuller, a Division I-AA All American last year and a strong threat to nab a couple of passes if the Crimson takes to the air often...
Grendel's (89 Winthrop St.). Not many bars can brag about being opened by the United States Supreme Court but Grendel's Bar--located right below the restaurant with the same name--is one which can. A landmark court decision last fall struck down a time-worn Massachusetts law allowing churches to veto liquor license applications for establishments within 500 feet of their property. Grendel's Bar is the newest in the Square, and is fast developing a regular clientele. It is also the only bar which allows customers to select their choice of record and then plays it from...