Word: graving
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...with RKO Pictures stipulated that he would retain full control over the film, specifically citing its black-and-white photography. Last week the Turner Entertainment Co. gave up a possible court fight and abandoned its colorization plan. For Welles, who died in 1985, it was a victory from the grave...
Though Baker said the sale of the stock would have his grandfather "turning over in his grave," this was not a close call: there is no way for a Secretary of the Treasury to deal with Third World debt and not significantly affect the fortunes of Chemical Bank, and there is no way for a Secretary of State to steer completely clear of the issue. Harvard economist Jeffrey Sachs pointed out last week that after Baker refused to accept a Brazilian proposal that would have forced American banks to write down billions of dollars in debt in 1987, Chemical...
...ever heard of a starship captain named Jean-Luc? Captain James T. Kirk would turn over in his grave if he ever found out about his successor--or about any of the nincompoops who make up the characters of Peter David's new novel, The Strike Zone...
...signers. But it is nothing less than irresponsible for the council not to make any effort to correct the mistake before furthering the document, particularly when council members sit on the student-administrator committee which debated the masters' plan with Jewett. To have failed to do so was a grave disservice to the freshmen who signed the petition in good faith, and an embarrassment to a council which claims to be actively representing student interests...
...artist has ever been so eloquent about his society, or seemed so eager to speak beyond the grave to ours, as Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The idea of a universal painter, capable of addressing humanity in general rather than this or that time and culture in particular, may be a pious fiction, but Goya comes as close to fulfilling it as anyone has ever done. We see his face pressed to the glass of our terrible century, mouthing to make his warnings understood...