Word: foils
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Eighner's dog, Lizbeth, is his sole and constant companion throughout his problems. From the start, Eighner states that he does not intentionally personify Lizbeth, but his relationship and attachment to the dog provide an intriguing foil for the people that drop in and out of Eighner's life. Surely, perhaps depressingly, enough, the dog demonstrates far more loyalty and integrity than her human counterparts...
After four semesters of seeking a way to foil the council's "optional" tax scheme, I recently stumbled across one. It is possible, I have learned, to get around the ridiculous refund procedure and finally reclaim your money from the incompetent and deceitful council...
...extravagant chess match of check and mate -- and mate and mate. The Marquise (mezzo Frederica von Stade, in top form) is an archmanipulator who wields her sensual allure like a double-edged sword, encouraging her lover's worst instincts as she wreaks her revenge on society. Her foil, the unapologetic knave Valmont (the splendid baritone Thomas Hampson), is a cynical womanizer who makes the fatal mistake of falling in love with one of his victims, unwisely and too well. Who is worse? The amoral rake who seduces and abandons without remorse? Or the wily temptress who sends her dark knight...
This may be a road show, but the sets and costumes are Broadway quality -- and so is the supporting cast. As the curmudgeonly Yonkers merchant Horace Vandergelder, Jay Garner is a heavyweight foil for Channing. Michael DeVries, as chief clerk Cornelius Hackl, and Florence Lacey, his vis-a-vis as milliner Irene Molloy, are an especially appealing pair of singing comedians...
...look in 65 years. Larger portraits, color-shifting ink that goes from green to gold depending on the viewing angle, computer-designed interactive patterns that turn wavy when copied, and machine-detectable fibers embedded in the paper are just a few of the high- tech tricks intended to foil counterfeiters. First candidate for the makeover is the $100 bill, now the easiest to copy...