Word: charmingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...charm of The Golden Child comes from Jarrell's rude and playful skepticism of the wild, supernatural stories he is being told. He takes nothing seriously, including himself...
...third time's a charm for the Crimson. Harvard wins the race, the meet, and the Ivy league championship with a 7-0 mark. Princeton is devastated and doesn't even challenge at Easterns, as the Crimson wraps up its record ninth straight title...
During her first nine months in office, Aquino showed the people of the Philippines and her political opponents the kind of charm she displayed during her Japan visit. The tougher tone of last week's speeches and warnings to the army, however, was new. It may signal that Aquino, tired of being shoved, is ready to shove back...
...cleverness to Sam, but he also looks for Sam's approval. It's clear that though Hallie instructs Sam, somewhat condescendingly, on bits of history and geography, the man has become somewhat of a father-figure for the boy. Keene and Sullivan convey this bond with great charm and naturalness...
From the moment of their entrances, Cohen and Carlos fill out these character outlines admirably. Cohen's Mag is a bright-eyed, quick-witted girl who loves to speculate upon anything but the final exam subjects at hand. With great charm, she prattles on about everything from their new apartment to the laughable nuns at school to maternal intuition; finally, she resorts to faking labor pains to take Joe's attention from his "grubby old books...