Word: downrightness
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...that broke a scoreless deadlock, had ended in a touchdown. The Crimson did punch the ball home once on that drive, but the play was called back because an ineligible receiver was downfield when Ron Cuccia hit Tim Acheson in the endzone. Without that penalty, it might have been downright easy...
...review of Neil Simon's movie Only When I Laugh [Oct. 5]. I too found myself "strained" by the bombardment of simplistic one-liners and disappointed by the film's lack of substance. However, I thought Mr. Schickel's attack on Neil Simon and Marsha Mason downright vicious. Marsha Mason does possess the very "natural charm" that Mr. Schickel says she lacks. In a masterly way, she portrays a vulnerability and human fallibility with which so many of us can identify...
...sudden turnaround by the Chinese? For one thing, Peking badly underestimated the rancor that the cancellations provoked among international businessmen, who accused the People's Republic of everything from waffling to downright deceit. Says one Peking-based diplomat: "The Chinese just did not expect such a sensation, but when they saw the result they decided to try to repair the damage...
...many issues, Ronald Reagan has a well-deserved reputation for stubbornness, if not downright inflexibility...
Appearing together after the fight, Leonard and Hearns sounded downright affectionate. Said Leonard: "There was room for only one of us. We both stood our ground. In my book, we both are still champions. He's a superior athlete." Added Hearns: "I gave my best. I just made a couple of mistakes, and you can't afford to make mistakes against a fighter of Ray's caliber...