Word: gropingly
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...help much to tell them the "root causes" are even more intractable problems like joblessness, family disintegration or drugs. But the solution they are most inclined to reach for, more prisons, has a dismal record when it comes to reducing crime. (See following story.) So Congress and the states grope for the mixture of punishment and incentive that will take the pressure off for a while...
...conservative party's "young princes" in line for future leadership, Olmert joined 49 other Knesset members in voting against the Israel-P.L.O. accord. His ascension has ignited speculation that his right- wing stance could turn the city into a flashpoint between Arabs and Jews as both grope toward some kind of accommodation. The peace negotiations have already hit their first snag over just how far Israeli troops will withdraw from Jericho and the Gaza Strip while still protecting Jewish settlements...
...most memorable is Leete, which begins in darkness with an amatory grope in a formal garden and ends in darkness as a new bride goes off to her rough-hewn, rural marriage bed. This journey is made by a daughter of a highborn member of Parliament to avoid being a pawn in political maneuverings by her father (played with poignancy and ruthlessness by artistic director Newton). She rejects a lord in favor of the family gardener, a sweet-natured man whose heart belongs, hopelessly, to her sister-in-law. The deliberately oblique text may frustrate audiences who want to know...
Jeffrey is a play too smart for self-pity. But in daring to laugh, then to cry, it reveals itself as a cunning twist on the old-fashioned Broadway-style comedy. It begins with a group grope and ends with a kiss. It is underscored with dreamy, pertinent Gershwin songs (Fascinating Rhythm, Embraceable You, They Can't Take That Away from Me). And it considers, with a wisdom born of irreverence, a genteel old dilemma. Until the pill, a threat of pregnancy ; loomed over any nice young man who considered having sex with someone he loved. Now especially...
...worry that more past indiscretions will surface. Thanks to Anita Hill, Washington women have greater assurance that their careers will not suffer if they call a powerful boss to order. And experts on sexual harassment are telling them that reporting it early is the best response to an unwanted grope...