Word: lightering
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...example, one of the best reviews was when somebody had written about The Crow Eaters, "It is a book you can whole-heartedly enjoy, rather than respectfully admire." I think Rushdie unfortunately falls into the category of `difficult to read, but respectfully admired.' But Vikram is much lighter and I think would be accessible to a lot more people. But I must clarify, when I say Indian literature is coming into its own, I mean Indian, I don't mean Pakistani. There's an Indian lobby and I'm out of that...
...forces came down on the more enlightened side of Moscow's political divide, they must face the disconcerting fact that the generals have earned themselves a place of power in Kremlin policymaking. Already positions have started to harden. Echoes of old, Soviet-sounding themes are being heard beneath the lighter melodies of democracy and reform. As of old, there is an attitude of suspicion toward the West and a hint of reluctance to stick to arms-reduction goals...
...with diversity and reality, largely due to directorial influence. Preparing for this piece, De Niro combed the streets of the city looking to fill the roles for his large cast. The result is a mixture of experienced and first-time actors who bring life especially to the film's lighter scenes. Particularly impressive is Chazz Palminnteri as the gangster Sonny. Palminteri, who also wrote the one-man play on which the film is based, shines even among a myriad of terrific performers...
...first listen, the love songs sound lighter than the rest of the album, but beneath the sunny surfaces, Sweet's view of secular relationships is equally bleak. The brokenhearted narrator of Someone to Pull the Trigger implores his lover to take him back or "shoot." And on the mid-tempo Devil with the Green Eyes, Sweet laments, "You were never meant to be mine/ 'Cause I came up from a dark world/ And every love I've ever known is dead." At such moments, backed by Quine's corrosive electric guitar, Sweet takes sentiments that could have been morbid...
TIPPER GORE (left, and 25 lbs. lighter, right...