Word: disappointing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Looking Forward has some redeeming qualities. David Crosby's words to his child in the tender "Dream for Him" and Graham Nash's "Someday Soon" both have the ring of truth to them and will certainly not disappoint any fan of CSNY. It is only that the road that David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young have chosen is not an easy one. They stumble frequently on this new album, but in the moments that they succeed, all is forgiven...
...Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. took over the paper in 1992 without much real management experience, but like each of his forebears, he grew into the job. He has continued the tradition of trusting in strong and intellectually gifted editors and, like his father, has had the strength to disappoint relatives who hoped to have larger roles in running the paper...
Everything was riding high for Brown and Co., and they didn't disappoint. The issue delivered exactly what had been hyped. The buzz level remained high after the release as news organizations used the published text to justify questions to the President and First Lady about the President's past indiscretions. And after reading the piece about George W., another George W., conservative columnist George Will, declared the Texas governor unfit for the presidency because of his disregard for civilized English. That's quite an impression for a magazine premiere to make...
...think about it, that little bit of Japanese electronics and plastic probably fundamentally altered who I am and the trajectory upon which I traveled. It might seem odd to make such a claim, but please humor me for a moment--I'll try not to disappoint...
...father insisted on trying a mint julep.) We tourists sought out the scores of mansions with porches and green lawns because that's where we thought we'd find the "real" South--and the historical societies, with their steep admissions charges and gift shops, weren't about to disappoint...