Word: lot
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...which is a fancy way of saying that Levine manages to say a lot about the role of ethnic groups in politics, especially at a time when the conventional melting-pot wisdom has it that ethnic differences are growing ever less important as a political force. Indeed, it's tempting to compare Levine to Frank Skeffington, the endearingly roguish Irish political boss who cheerfully dominates everyone around him in Edwin O'Connor's classic The Last Hurrah. On the surface, it works. Like Skeffington, Levine has an acute awareness of his culture, and uses it to full advantage--although...
...proof of the pudding is in the teaching here," Eckstein said, adding he believes, "this is what competition is all about. Under the pressure of the market place the Lipsey and Steiner book has improved a lot...
...American fans had a lot more to cheer about. As usual, the U.S. men's team won handily, with Soviet and East German swimmers trailing badly. Meanwhile, as the competition entered its final weekend, the American women had won 19 gold medals while the East Germans had not won a single final. California's Cynthia Woodhead won three golds, as did fellow Californian Linda Jezek, who swam off with a world record in the 200-meter backstroke. She finished in 2:11.93, more than two seconds ahead of East Germany's Birgit Treiber, the former record holder and the winner...
...Congregation for the Clergy, predicted that Pope John Paul would be "a witty Pontiff who delights in combining love of literature with love of the words of God." Luciani, said Carlo Confalonieri, the 85-year-old dean of the College of Cardinals, is "a bishop who reflects a lot, writes well and speaks well. The church has chosen well...
...seen one, you've seen them all." Crusty but kind James Stewart is raising his two orphaned grandchildren in postcard-pretty Northern California. "Oh, golly, gee, I love that home-town feeling," sings Gramps. "People always say hello." Lassie is their pet, and they all spend a lot of time hugging her. Suddenly a baldheaded, mean-looking rich man develops a yen for the dog; she reminds him of his own dead collie, the only female who never deserted him. He produces papers proving that Lassie is really his and takes her, growls and all, to his mansion in Colorado...