Word: characterized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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"It's been a character of the team," Cleary said, referring to the Crimson's resiliency. "They've come back strong when they had to. It's a good sign."
Such "big" moments illustrate how much this is a campaign of the technicians. The candidates talk not of issues and programs but of their self- proclaimed character and capacity for leadership and of their rivals' flaws. For this, Hodding Carter III, writing in the Wall Street Journal, blames the electorate...
"I'm lying in bed counting sheep when all of a sudden it hits me. I conceive a character like Samson, Hercules and all the strong men I heard tell of rolled into one. Only more so."
This older image, this Classic Coke, the real Superman, is a figure who somehow manages to embody the best qualities in that nebulous thing known as the American character. He is honest, he tells the truth, he is idealistic and optimistic, he helps people in need. He not only fights...
In secular terms too, Superman represents something quite special. "It's very hard for me to be silly about Superman," says Christopher Reeve, who plays the role in the movies, "because I've seen firsthand how he actually transforms people's lives. I have seen children dying of brain tumors...