Word: lessers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Japanese have stirred some resentment in several Asian countries. Says Alunan Glang, a Filipino historian: "If we don't watch out, we Filipinos will no longer be known as 'little brown Americans,' but as 'little brown Japanese,' and God knows which is the lesser evil." In a speech last August, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed accused the Japanese of practicing "economic colonialism...
...shows get relatively low ratings, but the ratings would be even lower if the programs were only sober discussion of the issues; viewers hope that Roger Mudd, George Will or Sam Donaldson can draw blood. Secretary of State George Shultz can be droningly evasive and still be asked back; lesser fry do not dare. (Andrei Gromyko doesn't have to face the problem at all.) No American politician could get away with an Englishman's jolly "I say, would you mind terribly if I ducked that?" He is both "guest" and adversary, which explains the peculiar studio atmosphere...
...through persuasion, they will not only have more credibility, but they will have more success. After all, once the issue of choice is removed, no one really likes abortion: it is physically excruciating and humiliating, often leaving permanent emotional scars. It only exists because women regard it as a lesser evil than bearing unwanted children...
...sure, there were the Fran Tarkentons, the Johnny Unitases, the Sonny Jurgensens, who begged to be different and wore unique numbers. But even lesser quarterbacks wore the number 12 as a mark of achievement...
...Shoes is the lesser of the two books in every way; fewer pages, less expensive, and less ambitious. Duncan has not so much created a metaphor as unleashed a myth from the collective subconscious of the American moviegoer. The post-Jungian archetype of Red Shoes is featured prominently on its cover: Dorothy's Ruby Slippers from the Wizard of Oz. As you will recall, the Ruby Slippers were both Dorothy's validation sticker into Oz and her ticket out, the tangible insignia of an intangible fantasy. Capitalizing on this inspiration, Duncan's are symbolically restricted to role-playing and fantasy...