Word: forfend
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...look forward to a report that, despite the greater number of persons killed in the past year by the armies of Russia and Somalia, U.S. forces are still rated tops by leading experts. (Heaven forfend the Crimson would consider criteria beyond the most obvious.) --Scott Shuchart...
...minutes time slot is crucial. Those hour-long specials never fail to fall flat, and you can hear the groans across the country when "To Be Continued" flashes across the screen. The American attention span can just barely encompass 30 minutes, and heaven forfend that viewers should have to remember what happened last week! That's what those little "Last Week on...."blurbs...
...group who used the "L-word" to the hilt in the 1988 and 1992 presidential campaigns, conservatives certainly betray a lot of fear about the "C-word." Heaven forfend that any right-wing organizations should have the words "Republican" or "conservative" in their names! These opponents of gun control, among other things, could do much more towards becoming straight shooters...
Meanwhile, the policy has made life miserable for many property owners, who often can't take in enough rent to keep up the properties they own-or, heaven forfend, make a profit...
These are all wonderful performances, in which rue and survivors' courage are gently voiced, with nobody trying to steal a scene or, heaven forfend, the picture. Moreau is particularly fine, since her role is one that could so easily be domineering...