Word: inferiors
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People who grow their own anything are usually good for about seven minutes of conversation before they suffer an attack of smugness. Apparently their listeners are required to feel inferior because they do not render their own lard or weave their own shirts. Author Noel Perrin, who putters at Vermont farming when he is not teaching English at Dartmouth or writing graceful scholarly books (Dr. Bawdier's Legacy), deserves a longer hearing. True, Perrin sometimes sounds like a country snob who would be horrified if the supermarket patrons he patronizes actually swarmed to New England in search...
Although it has had its strong detractors over the years, Shakespeare's Twelfth Night is for many the finest comedy in our language. It was the climax of a series of three romantic comedies written in quick succession; Shakespeare learned much from the experience of writing the inferior Much Ado About Nothing and As You Like It, and was able to approach perfection in Twelfth Night. Having done so, he turned away from the genre to deal with darker or tragic matters...
...sabbaticals every five years, just to recharge themselves. Miller spent one sabbatical building shelves in his garage. Senior Vice President J. Joseph Kruse is convinced that Miller pushed himself to practice squash and golf (his handicap is 17) primarily to spare associates the embarrassment of putting up with an inferior player who happened to be the boss. Kruse, who often golfed with Miller for $1 a hole, was mildly annoyed by his insistence on playing out a hole that he had no chance of winning-and impressed by Miller's refusal to talk later about the game. Miller, says...
...listened to the whine of its turbofan for a few seconds, then put down his binoculars and turned to reporters near him, the first press group to witness the highly advanced missile. "I believe that it is important that the American public correctly perceive that the U.S. is not inferior to any country in military capability," said the Secretary. "It is important to get that message across." To the Soviets as well? "They are aware of it," said he. "I think perhaps they need to be reminded...
...forces were given a rousing welcome by Lebanese villagers when they moved in. But the 14 positions they will occupy are clearly inferior to those held by the Christians. A U.N. officer put it bluntly: "We got second choice." Said another officer bitterly of the Christian gains: "I haven't heard of such a growth of the Christian faith since the days of the saints." The Israelis made no effort to hide their contempt for the U.N. troops, who they believe secretly favor the Palestinians; they delayed their scheduled departure for more than two hours...