Word: elicit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Hampshire debate may have been Koppel's most sensitive assignment ever, and he handled it ably but with restraint. He explains, "I could not be quite as tough as on Nightline. The point was not for me to elicit any particular piece of information or to trap someone in an inconsistency." Still, some of the discussion displayed him at his deflating best. When the candidates talked about cutting the military budget, Koppel asked which domestic military bases they considered unnecessary. When they kept emphasizing that none of them downgrade the importance of peace, Koppel noted, "In fairness...
...suddenly, your fears are assuaged. Reagan kills a bill extending his twice-a-year obligation to certify progress on human rights and land reform as a condition for maintaining military aid. The bill, admittedly mostly symbolic in nature, was nonetheless a stumbling block for your efforts to elicit aid. Now there will be no need to anger the extreme right by stopping the death squads...
...this year is like previous ones, the so-called "fools" will elicit smatterings of laughter during the week-long initiation process. Editors tell fools the pranks are a prelude to a final election--which they reveal as a hoax at the end of the week...
...Major, Celia Jaffe stands out from the crowd with a strong and effective portrayal of the authoritarian. Establishment character. Her commanding, venomous glare is not enough, however, to elicit reaction from Captain Starkey (Jim Torres). His performance as the protagonist tends to fall flat; reciting his lines as quickly as cued. Torres' overeagerness suppresses any natural emotion. Since he fails to carry the cathartic climax, one leaves the dining hall unsatisfied rather than unsettled and meditative...
...having her first period, as the mother constantly reminds father and brother to excuse her behavior. Wesley (Steven Gutwillig), her brother, urinates on a heap of Emma's painstakingly drawn posters. Shepard isn't one for the soft touch. His intention is obvious and a bit clumsy--to elicit from the audience the same plaintive reaction Emma has to Wesley: "What kind of family is this, anyway...