Word: effort
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...granted the prime speaking slot, and drew the biggest audience. And he arrived with an entourage so large and so befitting an heir to the throne -- complete with communications aides, speech writers and press secretaries, image consultants, policy experts and Secret Service agents -- that it seemed a deliberate effort to taunt his Democratic rivals, a dare to take him on. In his speech, he ignored them completely, choosing instead to tangle with Texas Gov. George W. Bush, upon whom Republican hopes for victory in 2000 have quickly come to rest. Without mentioning him by name, Gore derided Bush...
...left the United States for Paris to study with Fernand Leger, who was by that time working in quite a representational manner. Leger convinced Colescott that abstraction was not the most effective means of communicating to people. Colescott eagerly adopted Leger's more figurative style in an effort to attract his attention...
...contrast in character between the two couples is exaggerated in performance. Charbonneau and Beard--as Nancy and Charlie--tend to put so much effort into their dispositions that they seem unrealistic. Nancy's sarcasm is so affected that it seems sincere, and Charlie's complacency is too noticeable to be the subtle characterization it ought to be. He looks quite like a little boy in adult's clothing, wearing shoes a little too big for his personality. Nancy instead has a little girl's saccharine, irritating voice inside a matronly visage. On the other hand, Leslie and Sarah--Kelleher...
With Feldsteinesque eloquence, Kaustuv Sen correctly sings the laurels of capitalism. Certainly, capitalism has raised the standards of most people around the world, and those in banking and consulting play major roles in this effort. But have we done enough? Of all the money generated by capitalism, only a small portion trickles down to the disadvantaged people of the world. The vast majority of the money goes to executives, lawyers, bankers and other miniscule portions of the global community. While Sen accurately praises the value of capitalism, he should not congratulate himself too soon, because we can all still contribute...
After waiting more than 50 years, the world is finally beginning to come to grips with some of the many waves of disruption and destruction visited upon the victims, survivors and heirs of the Nazi Holocaust. The latest effort at restitution -- based on good intentions but relying only on good intentions -- comes out of a Washington conference of 44 countries and more than a dozen Jewish, cultural and business groups. The conferees agreed on a set of guidelines to retrieve and return Nazi-looted art to rightful owners and also to return communal property -- from former synagogues and schools...