Word: illusionality
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Whether from fear or conviction, the Belgrade neutrals handled the East too gently to preserve the illusion that they are the conscience of the world. At Belgrade the non-aligned states convinced their American admirers that they could not be idolized as an objective moral forces between East and West...
Like any new toy, stereo at first appealed largely to only a narrow group. The early stereo owner was the status-conscious fellow in the neighborhood-he already had a Mercedes or didn't quite have the cash for one. In the wellappointed bachelor apartment, the stereo rig replaced...
Communists Embarrassed. Japan's emotional ban-the-bombers suffered less schizophrenia about who was to blame, though the illusion of moral influence still persisted in spots: the conservative Nihon Keizai Shimbun wistfully editorialized that "our fondest hope is for the U.S. to reconsider its decision on resumption, and by...
Oldsmobile. Unlike the Ford's, Oldsmobile's full-size 1962s have grown slightly larger. A new, horizontally-laced front grill and a squared-off rear end give them a wider, more massive appearance. For the man who wants the look but not the leak of a convertible, the...
Brecht's intent, of course, in manipulating these characters of other writers was to break the barriers of the theatre of illusion (the "culinary theatre" he called it contemptuously), and they became basic parts of his 'epic' narrative methods. By 1924, when work on A Man's a Man began...