Word: finest
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...better, fiesty and dignified and lovely to watch. The scene in which she washes herself is unspeakably beautiful. Quaid is fine as the boyfriend, with a charm as harmless and crooked as his bowtie. And Harry Dean Stanton gives another superlative performance. He ranks with Robert Duvall as our finest character actor...
...aren't home." Yet McAuliffe cheered up his troops, who held on valiantly until the German advance was blunted. The general's one-word reply to a Nazi ultimatum to surrender--"Nuts!"--made history of its own and epitomized the defiant spirit of one of the Army's finest units...
...just a few days ago in Studio City, Calif., Horace Albright heard from another President: "I understand that your work describes how the National Park idea took strong root, blossoming not only into one of America's greatest achievements but also one of our finest contributions to the entire world." The cable was signed Ronald Reagan...
...gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely...
When Venetian troops ransacked Constantinople early in the 13th century, they brought home religious ornaments created by the world's finest craftsmen: goldsmiths, jewelers, wizards who worked in enamel. The Treasury of San Marco Venice (Abrams; 337 pages; $60) displays the loot, and poring over the glittering pictures is like wandering in a celestial gem shop. Among the glories here are a lyrical alabaster-and-pearl paten, which may have come from St. Sophia, and an opulent, dappled sardonyx chalice decorated with enamel figures that resemble mini-mosaics. There are treasuries or reliquaries in important churches all over Europe...