Word: finely
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...VEGAS: The Nevada State Athletic Commission has done its best. After calling this the "most trying time in Nevada boxing history," chairman Elias Ghanem and the rest of the commission hit Mike Tyson as hard as it could, revoking his license and assessing a $3 million fine plus the legal costs of the commission. "Unless the commission changes its mind, this would be a permanent revocation," the commission's legal adviser Donald Haight insisted. "Without further action, the license would not be restored." But in boxing, nothing is forever except Don King. Tyson can reapply annually to reenter the ring...
...should be done: "Kill the damn things." But the men at Skaets disagree somewhat on tactics. Earle Smith, a "semiretired" carpet retailer, proposes opening the fairgrounds to hunters and charging "a dollar a dog." Bill Moran, a fully retired manager of a grain company, thinks they could be a fine addition to the menu at Skaets. And Don Collins Jr., who still has a few years before retirement, looks through the window at the cold rain and suggests that the offending rodents might make excellent earmuffs...
...Greenaway film is a complex word-and-picture game--of stories within stories, images within images, like a Chinese puzzle box. The director also insists that his actors throw themselves, soul and especially body, into his complex revenge scenarios. Wu is a fine, supple tabula rasa; McGregor (Trainspotting) shows again that he is one of the boldest, most charming young actors...
...book. On why Larry's mom and dad separated: "They know too much about each other. They have to figure out what the hell difference that makes." On when they might get back together: "If they can hold out long enough to get lonely, then they'll probably do fine...
...everything we can to get the bill signed," he says. But a concession to Clinton on, say, capital gains could cost Newt conservative support. And getting a good deal from Clinton is never easy. "If [Republicans] think Lucy's going to keep the football on the ground, that's fine," says an aide to minority leader Dick Gephardt. "They'll be on their backs in the grass...