Word: glimmerous
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...popular pressure bringing down a government that lies. Imagine what that could mean here." But Moscow's preposterous Watergate coverage raises another question: whether the concept of détente includes an obligation on the part of Soviet authorities to convey to their people at least some glimmer of truth about the American political system...
...color that in the past was found only in places such as bars and brothels. The deep wrinkles of a drunkard's face, the foul language of a brawny bartender, the sad eyes of a wasted whore are replaced by the president's level gaze, by the only glimmer from the chandeliers in the inaugural hall, by Martin Lefkowitz as the munches on a chicken wing in a park outside the White House, muttering, "Yep, Ford's gonna be all right...
Last week Kim's death sentence and those of four others were commuted to life imprisonment. But this glimmer of clemency was instantly marred by the indictment of Roman Catholic Bishop Daniel Tji Hak Soun, 53, a longtime critic of Park's regime, on charges of plotting against the government. Bishop Tji was arrested in St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul, where he was being treated for diabetes, and charged with giving $2,500 to Kim Chi Ha to aid in the overthrow of the government...
...squad or so of Greek Cypriots, although there seemed to be no clear target. The troops seemed uncertain about their role. They moved frequently from the front of the huge hotel to the back amid much shouting of orders and replies. In all the confusion there was a glimmer of comedy. When a hotel employee paged a journalist, one of the Cypriot troopers, rifle in hand, joined in calling for him with great gusto...
...glimmer of hope exists for the Brown squad, as most of its wounded will be on hand, if not playing, in the game tonight. Exactly how smoothly the unit will perform together, however, is another story...