Word: kowtow
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...North of Ireland, he "heckled and harangued young British soldiers like an irresponsible adolescent." In fact, when Kennedy was himself heckled and harangued by the British soldiers, he spoke his mind in declaring that the oppressive British presence has no place in Ireland. Unlike most American politicians, who kowtow to Margaret Thatcher and her imperialist crew, Kennedy openly criticized Britain's role in keeping Ireland divided and at war. In declaring a nation's right to sovreignty and self-determination, and condemning tyranny, Kennedy showed not immaturity or a lack of responsibility, but strength and conviction, qualities which many...
...Brush up your Shakespeare," sang a pair of rogues in Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate, "and they'll all kowtow." As master artificer of Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company, Director Trevor Nunn has applied brush, tweezers, rouge and style to this dowager of a "problem play." He has outfitted her in the decorous billows and sashes of Edwardian England, taught her to sing and dance, sent her on a grand tour of Belle Epoque France and war-weary Italy. Now, fresh from triumphs in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, this radiant creature has come to charm...