Word: depths
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Lucas has yet to show real subtlety or depth, he does, in a couple of instances, come upon a pathos deeper than mere appetite, and reveal, beneath the plump lubriciousness, regrets and surprising pleasures. Characters find themselves reproved by expectation, exiles on all fronts. At their best, his stories have the everyday magic of tall tales overheard at the local tea stall. It is no coincidence, perhaps, that the neighbor who runs away with the Irish fireman's wife in one yarn -- to an ashram in Pondicherry, no less -- goes by the name of Scheherazade...
...friends and supporters back in Panama. The ousted dictator mailed out a Christmas card bearing a cryptic poem: "God is who makes the time/ the sole owner of eternity. Because He/ knows it all/ and knows/ how and/ when . . .! This is my thought/ of meditation/ and from the depth/ I give you today in/ Christmas." Could the former strongman be contemplating an insanity defense...
...Harvard's men's swimming team got off to a fast start this season, posting a 4-0 record by winter break. The only question that remained for Harvard Coach Joe Bernal was if his squad had the depth to go after another Eastern Championship...
Most important to gaining confidence is remedying the problems that have hampered Harvard all season long: lack of depth, turnovers and rebounding...
...have a very small margin for error," Roby said. "We're small. We don't have a lot of depth...