Word: gerard
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...taking a stand on weeding out those who are not true 100% Catholics. If people disagree with the bishop, then I suggest they switch to another religion, not attempt to change the Roman Catholic Church into a feminist liberal New Age Roman Catholic Church. Bravo, Bishop Bruskewitz! GERARD DONAHUE Greenbelt, Maryland Via E-mail...
...clamoring for could be overpriced. Yet the company, with sales of $9.4 billion last year, has been struggling to improve the bottom line in a cutthroat environment. "It's hard to make the case that there is a lack of competition in the toy industry," says Sean McGowan of Gerard Klauer Mattison. "Price competition is brutal and getting worse every year." McGowan notes that big retailers often warn manufacturers, "'If you sell to XYZ, I'm not going to buy from you.' That happens in every industry...
...ghoulish expectation. Those not killed by the cholera are reduced to panic-stricken animals, ready to turn on anyone suspected of spreading the dread disease. Oddly enough, this aspect of human nature is portrayed in a purely comic manner, highlighted by a brief but very funny cameo appearance of Gerard Depardieu as the harried mayor of a cholerastricken town. However, this humor doesn't really lighten the rest of the movie, which is pretty plainly meant to be taken seriously...
...harsh sanctions the U.S. applied to squeeze out the military regime reduced the expiring economy to ashes. In the 15 months since Aristide's return, "they've done zilch" about the economy, says a U.S. diplomat. Agrees Lavalas Party chief Gerard Pierre-Charles: "Benefits are not visible." While inflation has dropped from above 50% to 17% and foreign loans have paid off Haiti's back debts, Aristide spent money on new ministries and instant gratification like backpacks for schoolchildren rather than investing in infrastructure. He only pretended to cut the civil service, hiring as many people as he fired...
GEOMETRY FOR A ROMANTIC COMedy: triangle involving a married couple and another woman. The French do this in their sleep, maybe in their dreams. Since the formula is so familiar, they know the trick is to tweak it. Remember Too Beautiful for You, where Gerard Depardieu spurns gorgeous wife Carole Bouquet for dumpy secretary Josiane Balasko? This time writing and directing as well as starring, Balasko has wrung another variation on the old gag. Husband, wife, lesbian interloper. French Twist...