Word: lier
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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John A. Kralt De Lier, The Netherlands
...guard who arrested her. Here she realizes that, after all, she no longer knows why she is dying. Thirty years ago, in February, 1944, Antigone appeared in Paris at the time of the German Occupation. Under the threat of air raid and without electricity, French audiences packed the Ate lier Theater night after night to see Anouilh's wife, Monelle Valentin, play Antigone in the small patch of light which crept through the stage's skylight. For in her struggle they saw reflected their own. Whereas Creon represented the Vichy government, Antigone was for them the spirit of freedom...
This thought leads to the third objection to the Bayh plan, raised by some liberals. They argue that, contrary to ear lier appearances, it would favor conservatives over liberals. One of the anomalies of the Electoral College, they note, is that it gives minorities an influence beyond their numbers and benefits liberal candidates who have their support. The reason is that big states, unlike many small states, usually have strongly vying, evenly divided parties, and a bloc vote by minorities can change an election. Illinois, with 26 electoral votes, is a crucial swing state; its large non-white minority...