Word: leveler
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...play or its movie adaptation might be worried through the first act that Foley is not as great an actor as More was a man. But as the tension and action build into the second act, Foley proves himself to be abundantly worthy. His performance rises with the pressure level--the sincerity and passion of More are palpable. By the final scene, he is the martyr and the man; he is, quite simply, outstanding...
...prevent unmanageable credit from reaching the level where students have to drop out, a number of consumer advocacy groups have set up programs to help educate students about the advantages--and dangers--of using credit cards...
...assert later in the day, and insists on buying me one. The cappuccino is handed to us in paper cups, having shot, fully formed, out of a large brown machine with the push of a finger. If Mr. Morris noticed this lack of sophistication, which, considering the level of observation shown in his book, I'm sure he did, he didn't comment. He's much too polite for that. We sit in a vinyl booth, at a table covered in red Formica, underneath a wall filled with photographs of the BU football team while electric fans hum overhead...
Though this balance has given the team greater consistency this season, Malcolm believes the team "needs one player to consistently go low if the team is to step up another level. Right now that just hasn't happened...
...Doctors say not getting enough sleep may dull your senses as much as drinking does. Folks with sleep apnea--a common disorder in which sufferers momentarily awaken throughout the night because breathing stops--did worse on 3 out of 7 tests of reaction time than those whose blood-alcohol level would make them too drunk to drive in 15 states. Could ordinary insomniacs run into the same problems? Probably, doctors...