Word: charms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Egypt," Sadat once wrote, "personalities are more important than programs." Nothing illustrated that point better than his own career. If his programs changed markedly over the years, he always pursued them with the relentless force of his own personality. Those who met him were usually dazzled by the charm, grace and warmth of his manner. Recalls former Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Yigael Yadin: "He immediately created a relationship of sincerity, friendship, frankness and warmth, and in this way he was like a member of the family...
...pushing, pushing, pushing to fulfill the demands of wit and style that are made on leading women in dramatic comedy. She comes as close as conscious craft can bring her, yet succeeds mainly in communicating her own edginess. What's missing, very simply, is the kind of natural charm an actress like Irene Dunne used to bring to roles like this, an ability to modulate from humor to rue almost, it seemed, without thinking...
...going to take a respite from tennis. "I'm going to try and do other things to keep my mind off the game. I hope that when I come back to the circuit, I will feel really refreshed." A touch of Borg's off-court charm had rubbed off on the bumptious Big Mac. At a White House reception for U.S. Davis Cup and Wightman Cup teams, McEnroe seemed to bewitch First Lady Nancy Reagan, 60, with his new-found gentility. He was unable, however, to coax President Reagan, 70-who prefers his mornings on horseback-onto...
Clayburgh lacks whatever rumpled charm Matthau manages to muster. She builds her few funny lines into heavy-handed moral treatises that collapse under their own weight...
These intimate hostelries owe their appeal not just to economy but to personal touches and old-fashioned charm: fireplaces and pieced quilts, lace curtains and canopied beds, fresh flowers and fresh-baked croissants, and the willingness of most hosts to book theater tickets and advise on restaurants and bus routes. At the Bed and Breakfast Inn, a decanter of sherry sits invitingly in the dining room and fortune cookies appear on each guest's pillow at night. At the Spreckels Mansion, a colonial revival house saved from destruction two years ago by San Francisco Fashion Designer Jonathan Shannon...