Word: intact
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...cultural goal of these exchanges would seem to be the creation of an androgynous ideal, a male hero with certain indispensable facets of his masculinity intact but displaying in great and blatant measure the desirable female attributes of gentleness forbearance and sensitivity. This is not at all the menacing androgyny of a Mick Jagger, whose odd dual nature appears to find its roots in the bowels of Greek mythology. Rather, it is represented by a fellow like Alan Alda, a man's man but wearing pastel sweaters. In fact, this heroic vision was realized long ago (minus the pastel...
...that, buried in a forgotten carrel at the back of the British Museum, a hitherto unknown comedy by the 17th century playwright William Congreve had been discovered. Fancy further that his comedy was put not on the stage but on film, with every world-weary epigram and convoluted conceit intact. Such a notion must have occurred to the English experimental film maker Peter Greenaway. With The Draughtsman's Contract, which he wrote and directed two years ago, he has restored the Restoration sensibility. Here is a comedy-mystery laced with Triple Sec humor and stately, raunchy characters...
...complete with toe shoes. In any serious sense he does not succeed. New York City Ballet, alas, does not have any girls as sexy as Rita, nor any boys who even set one thinking of Fred. The secret formula for the chemistry of Astaire's ballroom duets remains intact. Despite all this, Robbins, shrewd old romantic that he is, has come up with a diverting piece, a summer night's smile, evanescent, pretty, mildly seductive...
While showing flexibility on launchers, Reagan left intact the two other START ceilings that he announced 13 months ago. He is still firmly committed to a 5,000 limit on the number of strategic ballistic-missile warheads. At the moment, the U.S. has 7,146 land-and sea-based strategic warheads, while the Soviets have approximately 7,500, meaning that both sides would have to reduce their weaponry by a more or less equal amount. Reagan's other ceiling, a cap of 2,500 on the number of land-based missile warheads, is not on the table...
...hired to find a buyer. During her speaking appearances, Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole frequently asks audiences: "If you know of anyone who wants to buy a railroad, please let me know." Now that Conrail is running steadily in the black, the Government will insist that the railroad be sold intact and not piece by piece. Thus service will be continued along the 15,000 miles of route that Conrail now operates in 15 states...