Word: explaining
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...into an adult, the judge did not grapple with any elements of human nature except those that can be clearly specified in a contract, assessed and sold. In such a context, his statement that he was influenced greatly by what he believed to be the Sterns' greater ability to explain the circumstances of Melissa's birth and upbringing makes sad sense...
WOLFE WROTE in a ceaseless quest for a meaning grandiose enough to explain his life. This quest, argues Donald, formed the basis of his genius. It caused him to produce a tremendous output, which ranged from the admirable to the ridiculous. For example, Wolfe once wrote an account that, according to Donald...
...Bakker, a Pentecostal preacher with bases in Charlotte, N.C., and Fort Mill, S.C., appeared on his TV network to explain why he had relinquished the reins of his $129 million-a-year PTL (for Praise the Lord or People That Love) empire. It was not because he had confessed to one afternoon of sin in 1980 with Jessica Hahn, a comely New York secretary who was then 21, he insisted. Instead, flanked by his forgiving wife Tammy Faye, Bakker said he had resigned to stop a "diabolical plot" for a rival evangelist's takeover of his church, which includes...
...extra-virgin olive oil made by people who not only have never had sex, but who have never even been on a date? Or is it olive oil that has never been made into a sweater (as is the case with virgin wool)? Even so, that would only explain it being virgin, not extra-virgin...
John Gardner did ride around on a motorcycle--in fact, he died when one he was riding crashed in 1982--and this mode of transportation may help explain why Gardner was never fully accepted by the academic and critical circles of his time. Some critics, citing Gardner's talent for characterizing the physical detail and philosophical outlook of Middle America, classed this medievalist-turned-author among the top American writers of the 20th century. Many others, however, found that beneath a flashy surface humour and topicality, Gardner's works lacked the depth of Ulysses or The Magic Mountain...