Word: fewness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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McGuane, who has not had a drink in nine years, also credits his healthier frame of mind to the life-affirming influence of his wife Laurie, who is the mother of their daughter Annie, 9. An expert horsewoman in her own right, Laurie helps McGuane deal with his correspondence and...
Many overseas visitors voice such plaints about U.S. football. But few change their opinions as totally as Okoye. Last week the Nigerian-born fullback, 6 ft. 112 in., 260 lbs., led the charge as the N.F.L.'s Kansas City Chiefs hobbled the Green Bay Packers 23-3. Capitalizing on his...
David Mamet's principal occupation is writing bruising plays (Glengarry Glen Ross, Speed-the-Plow) and film scripts (The Verdict, The Untouchables). Not surprisingly, the characters in these works are defined by what they do, not what they say. If their words count, it is because Mamet counts their words...
The second sheet announced a silent demonstration on Dec. 5, Constitution Day. I decided to attend. In Pushkin Square I found a few dozen people standing around the statue. At 6 o'clock, half of those present, myself included, removed our hats and stood in silence. (The other half, I...
As a result, the agency has a bad case of bureaucratic burnout. Approval of new drugs requires mountains of corporate filings, and delays in processing applications now run well over two years. That has led to more scandal: this summer investigators discovered that a few generic-drug developers had bribed...