Word: limelight
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...matters slowed after that. One brake on the strategy was Elizabeth Dole. At the outset she was concerned that her husband would be diminished without the mantle of majority leader and that he would be forsaking the limelight of the Senate for the uncertainties of private citizenship. But she was coaxed onto the bandwagon...
...surprise to the four members of this alternative band but their dreamy-yet-vigorous sound resonated with the public immediately with the band's debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?. But even now, the band prefers to stay clear of the limelight in order to concentrate on their music. The Cranberries still live in Limerick, maintaining close relations to both the city and Irish culture, but their fans are by no means limited by geography--the Cranberries have fans all across the world, While To the Faithful Departed takes a harder, more solid approach...
Meanwhile, he's walking the walk of a contender. The Perot Reform Committee finances a salaried staff of 50 in Dallas and 50 in the field, with dozens of attorneys on retainer around the country. Perot keeps in the limelight: since the end of September he has done 84 radio interviews, 36 personal appearances in 18 states and 196 satellite linkups. All this promotes petition drives that have put his party on the ballot in eight states so far, with 23 more under way. The goal is all 50. Perot predicts his crusade could turn into an avalanche this time...
...these intrigues are played out in separate scenes, each featuring a different pair of characters. This device focuses the attention of the audience on the characters on stage, allowing every detail of Shanley's carefully constructed comic situations to come across. The cast luxuriates in the limelight, and makes full use of it to exhibit their comic ability. Punchlines are delivered with precision, and no gesture is lost on the audience...
...Rather than concentrate solely on Iowa, he is campaigning hard in several other early but lightly contested elections in the hope of stockpiling delegates elsewhere. The strategy has a price: Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, a Dole backer, has criticized Gramm for campaigning in Louisiana, which plans to steal the limelight from Iowa by holding caucuses a week earlier, on Feb. 6. Gramm recently spent a weekend in Alaska, where he courted voters by himself...