Word: graspings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When you think of the literary scene in England at the outbreak of the war, you might not immediately grasp the fact that the Modernists (the writers we read today) weren't directly concerned with the war or with the mainstream of literature. Fussell puts us into the proper perspective with a curious list of (slightly exaggerated) negations...
While his men charge around the world in search of new loan opportunities, Wriston spends part of his time seeking to enlighten the public and Government in speeches and papers. His confident grasp of world trends and his wry wit make him a refreshingly able advocate. At the height of the Arab oil embargo, Wriston reminded a blue-ribbon Detroit audience that whale oil, once one of the nation's chief means of lighting, doubled in price during the Civil War only to disappear from the market later as lower-priced kerosene usurped its role...
...entire piece. Her partner, Eric Barsness, at first looks on without reacting, later comes to circle about her, holding the backs of her bent thighs, hovering over her glides, Douglas acknowledging him not in the slightest. As she executes her last turn, she catches Barsness in her grasp--still oblivious to his presence...
...nominated. Some 75% of the convention delegates will be selected in the primaries this year, and Mondale argues that Humphrey would have to start raising money and building an organization by late February. "I'm not going to do it," says Humphrey, much as he would grasp the presidency if he could get it some other...
...seminal soap writer who dominated the genre for 40 years, even thought she should forgo her credit to enhance the shows' realism. It was Phillips who anchored the soap to the family and peopled it with professionals. The youngest of an Iowa grocer's ten children, she used her grasp of the powerful mythologies that fill family life to enliven even the most banal script. Four of her shows?Days of Our Lives, As the World Turns, Another World, and The Guiding Light?are still running, though she died...