Word: dilemmas
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This conflict moves the play, particularly when every joint of Guckenheimer's structure is riveted by the performance of Douglas Hughes. When Hughes's fiery, adolescent Andri is forced into the dilemma of conformity or rebellion, the strain grinds him into a slow, crumpling burn; rubbing palms on trousers as if to ease the searing; stretching fingers behind his back to find air he's not sure he's entitled to. A tight stickfigure of nervousness, he moves like he's in an invisible bag. So his courage lashes out like electricity, for he can never breathe enough to show...
...however, Gilman is faced with the dilemma of the Republican Party. Dow has already declared his candidacy again and stands a good chance of getting the Democratic nomination. In a normal election year, Gilman could hardly want more--his genial personality, close affinity with the voters, and cautious politics would insure him an easy victory in November...
...Having worked as a nurse in an intensive-care nursery. I am heartened by your article "The Hardest Choice" [March 25], which graphically reveals to the public the dilemma of whether to preserve the life of a defective newborn...
...looks as though, believe it or not, so many want to enter their horses that the race will probably have to be run in split divisions. Right now, there are around 35 probable starters. Since you can't have more than 17 or so in any one race, the dilemma is obvious...
President Thomaz and Portugal's rightist ultras are faced with a highly uncomfortable dilemma. The general's arrest or exile would surely shatter already shaky morale, if it did not lead to open revolt by the military. On the other hand, Spinola at liberty represents a viable symbol of an alternative to the moribund colonial policies of the regime. Already, countless thousands of Portuguese have been caught by the ringing rhetoric of his message: "A government policy can never be genuine unless it is guided by the desire of those who are governed. Those who really believe...