Word: gamut
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Even in the best of times, P.L.O. unity was something of a mirage. Arafat's achievement was to weld disparate and frequently feuding factions running the gamut from right to left, Islamic to Marxist, into a cohesive force. But a showdown became inevitable after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon last year...
Admittedly, First Affair goes a bit too far. Besides running the gamut of simplistic emotions and stiff, unbelievable actions, CBS somehow managed to depict every known Harvard stereotype. But from a public relations standpoint, even the overwrought tale of King's adventures carries a grain of truth. The admissions office has no control on how students do, how they behave, what relationships they have once they get here. Merely predictors, they can only form a Harvard class, not lead it through...
...growing number of Brazilians running the political gamut from far leftists to conservative industrialists believe the President's stringency could cause a domestic disaster. Two weeks ago, Central Bank Chief Carlos Langoni, who thinks the government's targets are unrealistic, quit in protest and was replaced by Affonso Celso Pastore. An ally of Planning Minister Antônio Delfim Netto, the country's economic boss, Pastore is likely to support the domestic clampdown. Pastore, 44, is a former state finance secretary and economics professor at the University of São Paulo...
...relations between the White House and Capitol Hill, there were predictions that it will take years to sort out its myriad implications and bring Congress into full compliance. At least 110 laws are still on the books containing legislative veto provisions, and they cover the gamut of Executive Branch functions. Procedural questions also remain unresolved. Most important is the issue of "severability": Which of the affected laws can be cleansed of their unconstitutional veto clauses, as the court last week ruled was permitted in the immigration law, and which laws must now be thrown away along with their veto provisions...
Oppositely, live music almost never lets up at the Paradise on Commonwealth Ave., or the Channel on Necco St. The Paradise runs the gamut from traditional rock to trendy new wave, and lands a goodly number of national names, Gregg Allman will be there, as will one of Boston's best very own. The Stompers. Also, make a very special note in your calendars of July 13 REM, with one of the two or three best albums of the year so far, Murmur, under tow is slated...