Word: conscious
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...following morning Carter held a similar two-hour conference with Sadat, this time on Aspen's flagstone patio overlooking the pool. The Egyptian agreed to the joint prayer for peace. Released later that day, it stated in part: "Conscious of the grave issues which face us, we place our trust in the God of our fathers ... We ask people of all faiths to pray with us that peace and justice may result from these deliberations...
...tale. He has shot the movie in summery, impressionistic colors that well evoke the end of imperial Russia. His comic vignettes about the early days of his country's film industry are reminiscent of old-time Hollywood lore, right down to the portrayal of temperamental screenwriters and cost-conscious producers. Slave even has a character who is a Russian equivalent of American Silent-Era Star John Gilbert: a dashing leading man whose speaking voice is disconcertingly high-pitched...
...General Congregation established three commissions of three Cardinals apiece to deal with conclave credentials, technical preparations and election procedures. The Cardinals must also decide which non-Cardinals will live within the conclave walls. The secrecy-conscious Paul ordered strict limits. This time aides to Cardinals are barred but non-electors will nevertheless number to approximately 300 confessors, barbers, medical aides, maintenance men and nuns to prepare relatively simple meals. Trucks were already rumbling into the Vatican last week with sizable quantities of pasta and wine...
Powers said he believes Pope Paul will best be remembered for his "very deep, very strong concern for social issues." He noted that as chaplain of the University of Rome in the mid- 20s, Paul--then Father Giovanni Battista Montini--"was very conscious of, and involved in, some of the dominant social issues of the day. That concerned involvement continued to mark his work...
...portrait off the wall and hides it behind a cupboard and when his wife enters the parlor, Mr. Manningham authoritatively interrogates her on the whereabouts of his missing painting. Getting frantic and confused, Mrs. Manningham admits that she must have hidden the thing, quite unbeknownst to her own conscious mind. Mr. Manningham's conclusion is that she must be crazy...