Word: generous
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...silly or obnoxious mood, "Fatal Instinct" offers generous portions of belly-laugh humor and counterintuitive surprises. In a movie devoted to poking fun at how seriously American thrillers take themselves, there is hardly the space or the generic license to develop interesting characters or an original plot. The main characters are all larger-than-Hollywood caricatures, designed to mock rather than to intrigue...
...Korean educational system, long noted for its emphasis on merit in general and high standardized test scores in particular, is at the same time characterized by parents who offer "gratitude fees" to teachers. Curiously, the less aptitude a child seems to show in the classroom, the more generous his or her parents seem to be with such "fees...
...rock star Prince zoomed toward bombination. The occasion was Billboards, a new work presented by the Manhattan-based Joffrey Ballet in a frank attempt to link the world of ballet to the life of young people in the streets. The company desperately needs a hit, and Billboards -- loud, generous of spirit, heart-on-sleeve romantic -- looks to be it. Last week the 4,800-seat Northrop was nearly sold out. The kids in the balcony squealed as if at a rock concert, not only for Prince megahits like Purple Rain but for the Joffrey's male corps when they circled...
...Kennedy welcomed the president and said, "Your generous presence means a lot to the Kennedy family...
...Only a hair lies between our being successful, self-confident, achieving, upbeat, open to change, able to change, generous of spirit, fulfilling for our people...and floundering mediocrity," he added...