Word: fervors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...chronicles begins, Powell, 28, is about to marry Violet Pakenham, 22. An opportunity, surely, for a passing brushfire of emotion, recollectec in tranquillity? Not at all. Whatever might be hot or sweet is buried in the cool shade of 13 pages devoted to Violet's family tree. Fervor, by Powell's standards is reserved for Siamese cats and the young couple's cook, a Mrs. Clara Warville, who in a passage as heartfelt as any in the book, is recalled as "an admirable exponent of the art at its simple English best...
...vaguely about the importance of "leadership" on the issue. Legislative aides in the Justice Department so far have come up with few new ideas. "We've been around this before," says one official, "and the solutions didn't always work." Old hands recall the law-and-order fervor of the Nixon Administration and the failed efforts it produced. Ex ample: the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, which for 12% years has financed innovative police programs and sophisticated equipment, has had fu ture funding cut off by a disappointed Congress...
...have strengthened her somehow. She seems to thrive on the challenge." Angelo, who covered six U.S. Presidents, from Eisenhower to Carter, in 20 years as a Washington correspondent, finds Thatcher unique among the leaders she has interviewed. Says she: "Mrs. Thatcher never equivocates; she is almost evangelistic in her fervor, unwavering in her beliefs. U.S.-style consensus politics would be anathema to her: she doesn't simply state her views - she is determined to convince you." To better understand Britain's embattled Conservative leadership and the turmoil in the Labor Party, Angelo spoke with politicians from Brighton...
Meanwhile, the revolutionary fervor that existed in Eastern Europe after World War II has long since evaporated; it has been replaced by cynicism, opportunism and a sullen resentment of authority. With the possible exception of Rumania, other Warsaw Pact nations would be likely to assist the Soviets in an invasion of Poland. But the last illusions of East bloc cohesion would surely be shattered if the Poles fought back. In that case, says British Kremlinologist Edward Crankshaw, "the bogus fabric of the Warsaw Pact would be in tatters. The U.S.S.R. would be left a moral leper with a ruined...
...spirit of the church scene is downright infectious, giving the actors a chance to prove that their fervor can overcome shoddy direction and logistical staging difficulties. In the end, they create a vibrant production that engrosses and entertains...