Word: keening
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...scholar, theologian and the best-known lover and whoremonger in all of Bahia, recites Gongora to prostitutes in his favorite brothel. He writes scathing satires on the Governor's physical attributes and probable impotence. De Matos eventually emerges as the hero, for, despite his many peccadilloes, he has a keen sense of right and wrong...
...abrupt announcement last week that he was leaving Fox. The funny thing is that it may be true. "I decided to leave in June of last year," he says. "Finally, I ran out of excuses." With Fox TV in its third profitable year, Diller could leave with a keen sense of accomplishment. "I was there when Fox was a minute-and-a-half from going under," says producer James Brooks, who brought the network respect with The Tracey Ullman Show and then killer clout with The Simpsons. "But Barry brought it off. It wasn't an act, it wasn...
...ensuing conversation, God commands Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. The shepherd, however, isn't too keen on the job. He's not sure that he could convince even the Israelites, let alone Pharaoh, that he has truly been sent by the Lord to deliver Israel from the house of bondage. What should he tell the people, Moses asks, when they question him and ask him the name...
...guide for the no-children Valentine tour, Tollini takes a keen interest in the sex lives of her charges...
They are both easy to talk to and friendly. And they both have a keen understanding of how a university works...