Word: graciousness
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...ghost wranglers, the pair played by Writers Aykroyd and Ramis are sweetly earnest about their calling, and gracious about giving the picture to their co-star Bill Murray. He obviously (and wisely) regards Dr. Peter Venkman as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop fully his patented comic character...
More than two decades have passed since Jessica Mitford, in her 1963 exposé The American Way of Death, attacked the U.S. funeral industry as a "grotesque cloud-cuckoo-land where the trappings of Gracious Living are transformed, as in a nightmare, into the trappings of Gracious Dying." Mitford accused morticians of inflating funeral costs by foisting upon grieving customers such frills as high-fashion gravewear for the body and ornate caskets equipped with comfortable innerspring mattresses. Though the book stirred public indignation and helped lead to numerous investigations of the funeral business, it was not until last week that...
...gift package the size of Massachusetts, this Central American country offers everything for the vacationer: sleeping volcanoes, shimmering lakes, lush countryside, Mayan ruins, a bustling, sophisticated capital, miles of unspoiled Pacific beaches and a revolution gracious enough to stay out of the prime tourist areas...
...Olympics, people have been exchanging stories of local kindnesses. "When our flight connected in Zagreb," says Sandra Knapp of Indianapolis, "eight of us with the U.S.O.C. went to change money, and the banker made us all come to his office for cheese and brandy. The men are so gracious. I'll tell you what, women's lib hasn't hit here. I've never felt so feminine." However, the black-bearded driver Alex, while helping a British woman carry her groceries, says aside, "I would never do this for my wife." For all the little cars...
Hunter always went in-valiantly, resolutely, worthlessly, because Power wasn't in the league-and lost. There's talk now of closing Power when its building gets demolished later this year. That would be too bad, because few teams are so gracious about walking all over their opponents. It's what the Hunter coach, Mr. Austin, might have called a learning experience. Because really, Hunter always thought they could win, and the games were always terrific...