Word: downrightness
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...little tight? How about downright hectic...
...failings. But again the alternative view from the first act of Gregers both upbraiding and cringing from his father reveals a man deeply resentful of his father's betrayal of his mother, and perhaps also of the force of simple virility that he himself lacks. Stephen Rowe throws a downright spooky cast on to the character's obsession with Hjalmer and the Ekdal family--and the wild duck, its most obvious metaphor. Even down-to-earth, matter-of-fact Gina Ekdal, somewhat heavily played by Karen MacDonald, shows signs of guilt and unease about her past, despite her assertions...
...prevailing attitudes at Harvard and other schools can still be unfriendly and downright discriminatory towards Native Americans. Students express less confidence in their capacity to change popular perceptions of Native Americans than in their ability to improve conditions for their own relatives and communities...
...Pursuing a career in either of these two fields is not necessarily a bad decision, but seniors are presented few other options. In fact, there is a subtle but unmistakable perception among many seniors that taking any job besides one in banking or consulting is somewhat suspect if not downright disdainful...
...that AIDS overwhelmingly is transmitted through homosexual sex, whereas the reality is that "the increase in AIDS incidence has been greatest for women compared to men...and persons infected through heterosexual contact compared to other modes of transmission." Perpetuating the myth that AIDS is a strictly homosexual disease is downright dangerous. We hope that people will be guided by facts instead of misinformed prejudices and pay an unrecorded visit...