Word: brief
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Naval Academy cannot make an honor code work, it seems unlikely that "a brief statement about morality, conscience and academic duty to be printed somewhere in the Handbook for Students" along with a short inscription on the inside of each blue book will be an effective substitute for the watchful eye of Mother Harvard...
...advice of her handlers, the powerful Columbia Artists Management Inc., the soprano was saying little. Battle is a reserved, private woman who has subordinated her personal life to her career; in a brief statement that was her only public comment, she complained she was never warned that her actions were out of line. "To my knowledge," she said, "we were working out all of the artistic problems in the rehearsals, and I don't know the reason behind this unexpected dismissal. All I can say is, I am saddened by this decision...
Allison's brief tenure at the Pentagon began ona rocky note, his original nomination appeared injeopardy for a time when a July 8 report by theInspector General accused Allison of two ethicsviolations...
...director Marc Huestis' unabashed documentary on the sexual lives of 15 gay men, opens breathlessly. The film's dedication to the memory of Jesse Helms, shots of gay porn star Eric George running his hands over his body, brief answers to the title question given by the film's subjects and a hilarious attempt by Helms to pronounce "sadomasochism" certainly grab our attention. Once it has our attention, however, "Sex Is..." settles into a refreshingly honest discussion about gay sexuality in the last 30 years...
...talking-heads format used in "Sex Is..." may seem familiar to anyone who has ever watched PBS, but this is no PBS movie. The interviews are complemented by brief snippets from gay pornos, as well as bits from cheesy "health education" films from the `50s. There is a priceless segment on the special attachment that a little boy will have for his best friend...