Word: garb
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...William Trevor does not think so, though he is too careful a novelist to ruin his effects with philosophical inquiry. His effects are startling in their range and complexity. Trevor can be sharply funny, as in his description of a television director: "Attired in what appeared to be the garb of a plumber but which closer examination revealed to be a fashionable variation of such workman's clothing: his dungarees were of fawn corduroy, his shirt of red and blue lumberjack checks. He wore boots that were unusual, being silver-coloured; and beneath each armpit, in a shade...
...easy to poke fun at Granville, though. He's dropped the banker's blue and briefcase in favor of Biblical garb and balloons, and his following has shown that the investment crowd, or at least large portions of it, are just as loony and irrational as anybody else. The next time some Ec 10 section leader explains about the inescapable logic of the market, about the incontrovertible laws of supply and demand, ask him about Granville...
Though neither of the Reagans is a fashion plate, both dress with assurance and a keen sense of what is appropriate for almost every occasion, be it a barbecue on their California ranch (top-of-the-line cowboy garb), a press conference (Ron may be in plaid jacket and slacks, Nancy in a preppie blazer and skirt) or a fund-raising banquet (business suit for him, cocktail dress...
...casting seems intended for faithful representation rather than enhancement of character. Williams plays Popeye straight and he plays him well. He looks the part in his sailor's garb, with a crew cut, "squinky" eye, corncob pipe, ruddy complexion, and latex-enlarged forearms and calves. He also has the gravelly muttering voice and the "pronunskiation" down, and his singing and dancing pass muster. What seems curiously lacking is evidence of Williams' brilliant gift for improvisation. Glimmers shine through occasionally, as when Popeye throws a tantrum because he doesn't want to eat his spinach. Williams, television's "Mork," also contributes...
Mainly, Church portrays himself as Idahoan to the core. A campaign leaflet shows him in Western garb toting a shotgun, by a barbed-wire fence. Declares his campaign literature: "Church puts Idaho first." The Senator claims that he has responded to 110,000 pleas for assistance since he was first elected 24 years ago. He takes credit for reclamation projects, rangeland improvements, recreation areas and dairy-farm price supports. He has kept the votes of many conservative businessmen by cutting red tape in Washington for them. He defends his support of the wilderness bill, which would set aside 2.2 million...