Word: criticize
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...Critic Robert M. Parker Jr. calls it "the world's most underrated white-wine region," and to most Americans it is unknown territory. Last year the French region of Alsace produced about 12 million cases of wine; a scant 68,000 were sold in the U.S., although that was a 21% increase over 1988 levels. A pity. Unlike the sweetish Rhines and Moselles of neighboring Germany, Alsace's crisp Pinot Blancs, spicy Gewurztraminers and luscious Rieslings are flowery in bouquet but normally bone-dry in taste, in short, ideal companions to such summertime staples as shellfish, grilled chicken and pasta...
...full- scale revolt. Nevertheless, Chamorro acted wisely to bring a swift halt to the unrest. As the rapid acceleration of violence showed, militants of all political stripes are eager to use any pretext to bash former foes. At the height of last week's confusion, her staunchest conservative critic, Vice President Virgilio Godoy, called for the formation of "Brigades of National Salvation," apparently hoping to deputize the armed groups that clashed with strikers. Not surprisingly, Chamorro's prudence was denounced by Godoy and other conservatives within her 14-party alliance who charge that the President has isolated herself politically...
...enough witticisms--I'm a critic, so the first thing I should do is tell you, in gory detail, everything that was wrong with the film. I will, in just a minute, and the list will be pretty long, too. There was enough wrong with the film that at the final, supposedly dramatic ending, most of the audience was guffawing instead of sobbing. But it takes a lot of chutzpah to do things as badly as the cast and crew of this movie does, and I have to admit that, in a perverse way, I respect that. And, aesthetic sensibilities...
Massive retaliation has always seemed unreal, if not immoral. Now, as the cold war wanes and George Bush joins other NATO leaders in trying to reassure the Soviet Union of the U.S.'s peaceful intentions, critics point out that it is also profoundly dangerous. Veteran arms negotiator Paul Nitze says that despite the political changes sweeping Europe, the superpowers remain locked in an unstable, apocalyptic embrace. Georgia's Democratic Senator Sam Nunn has proposed a review of targeting doctrine, and Wisconsin Democrat Les Aspin, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will probe the issue at hearings. The most determined...
...have become too lavish, a few West Germans are tuning in to something called Neue Bescheidenheit, or new modesty -- an effort to get back to the essentials of the good life. It has had only modest success. "This is like Jackie Kennedy's basic black and pearls," says one critic. "The pearls are genuine, the basic black is cashmere, and the accessories are Hermes or Vuitton...