Word: cloud
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ancient ark, which, when tinkered with, empties out a cloud-burst of evil spirits with the power to incinerate anyone in their path...
...talent, energy, collaboration, faith, loyalty, challenge and honest counsel." Then he spoke touchingly of his troubled predecessor. "I was four years old when the Cardinal became a priest. We are men of different generations and different experiences. I was saddened by the pain, suffering and conflict that seemed to cloud his final years. By any objective measure, Cardinal Cody did many good things for Chicago that make my work easier. If any hard feeling, bitterness or anger-toward the Cardinal or among yourselves-remain in your hearts, tonight is the night to cast off this burden." The congregation burst into...
...rogue decides to prove himself a man in the military. He faces adversity in the form of a sadistic drill sergeant, oppressive service regulations and constant self-doubt. He encounters attractive, good-hearted local gal. She falls for him at the very first base mixer. Commitments, responsibilities and emotions cloud what had once been his crystal-clear me-first world view. The goal is in sight, but the her--wonders whether it's all just another pointless game, whether he should just let them all go to hell--like he's always done...
...effort to dispel that cloud the House last week voted 407 to 1 to authorize a wide-ranging investigation of both the sex and drug allegations. The committee will question witnesses and review reports from the FBI and Justice Department. Shortly before a picture-taking session, reporters heard Staff Director John Swanner telling Committee Chairman Louis Stokes, an Ohio Democrat: "In two weeks' time, we should be able to finish this up." Swanner added: "Show me 10,000 ministers and I'll show you some drugs and homosexuals. People really have a taste for morbidity. This kind...
...otherwise hopeless movie version of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the 10:40 is called Sidestep, and it falls to that rotund and expert character actor Charles Burning. He plays a Governor of Texas known for his ability to float away from difficult issues in a cloud of obfuscating verbiage. For Burning this obviously represents the opportunity of a hard-working lifetime, and the high-strutting job he does, the pleased-with-himself energy he brings to his caper through the rotunda of the state Capitol, is utterly infectious...