Word: manner
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...state of future relations between Iran and the U.S. will depend on 1) the speed and manner in which the hostages are released and 2) the degree to which Washington can convince the volatile Iranians that it is not befriending the Shah and has no wish to restore him to power...
...Festivale and holds its passengers hostage for $70 million in ransom. Like Jones, Dunleavy is said to be charismatic, sexy and demonic, but ABC is too smart to cast the role with an actor who might offend a Nielsen family. Instead, Dunleavy is played by Telly Savalas, whose bland manner and leisure suits make him seem more like a Las Vegas maitre d' than a satanic killer...
Emerging as a starter just this season, Casto or "Dirty John" as his teammates know him, has risen through the Harvard program in the traditional manner. Taking no shortcuts, he scratched and clawed his way up from the freshman and J.V. teams to play, behind Tom "Bat" Masterson last year...
...regime as the two men are different in appearance and temperament. Hayes is the epitome of the gravel-voiced, granite-jawed football fascist. Bruce is central casting's version of a small-town insurance agent: a paunchy, balding disciplinarian who softens his sternness with an open, gentle-eyed manner. "He looks like one of the Seven Dwarfs," says an old friend. The Ohio State team, riven by feuds among assistant coaches in recent years and demoralized by Hayes' abrupt departure, has welcomed the change. Says Sophomore Split End Gary Williams: "He gives us more freedom than there...
...openly breaking with the powerful Prime Minister. Later, when Winston himself occupied No. 10 Downing Street, she did not hesitate to criticize him. During the worst days of World War II, word of his rudeness reached her. She dropped him a note: "I have noticed a deterioration in your manner; you are not as kind as you used...