Word: grave
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...with heroes who worried about dandruff, allergy attacks, bad colds, fallen arches, acne, bad breath. And we came up with some villains who we tried to make lovable. We tried to get a little satire into the stories, a little philosophy." He leans back in his chair, his expression grave. "We tried to make the world a better place...
...carriage to a hearse for the 29-mile drive north along the Coruña highway to the Valley of the Fallen, the grim memorial to dead soldiers of the Civil War that was largely built by the labor of political prisoners. As the body was lowered into the grave, artillery batteries in Madrid thundered out a final 21-gun salute...
...Roman Catholic Church, abortion is officially a grave sin. How to combat it effectively is a problem that has been troubling the nation's Catholic bishops ever since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its liberalized ruling on abortion early in 1973. While oft-shrill, heavily Catholic "right-to-life" committees waged political battles against abortion on all fronts, the bishops largely confined themselves to statements reaffirming church teachings and to limited lobbying in support of some kind of constitutional amendment that would nullify the court's action...
...quality of the supporting cast was generally high. Portia made effective transitions from sharptongued young woman to romantic lover to merciful judge, though her voice sometimes took on too keen an edge to act as a genuine agent of reconciliation. Antonio (Peter Henderson) was properly grave and honorable; Bassanio (Jeffrey Rubin) was in higher spirits but equally good. Both played straight men, but the success of the play depended on them; unless we are made to feel that they are men of higher moral value than Shylock the play is a heap of incoherence. I would also single...
...city's situation is grave and while it's hard to say who or what exactly caused all its financial problems, even President Ford and the Federal Reserve Bank are--through backdoor guarantees to the private banks that might be affected--anticipating "ripple effects" from default. Vice-president Rockefeller links the entire nation's economic well-being to New York's fate...