Word: masking
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...breasts and buttocks and inflatable dildos, all apparently in keeping with the bawdry of the original style. In a further attempt to evoke antique comedy, or at least its descendants in vaudeville and burlesque, Hall interpolates music, dance and choral antics. The most modern moment has James remove her mask to confront the audience about global tolerance of violence. Translator Ranjit Bolt, who also worked with Hall in Tartuffe, displays equal sensitivity to Aristophanes' world and to contemporary parallels in, say, Bosnia...
...cardiologists at New England Baptist stressed that their diagnosis was only a "clinical impression," in part because Lewis had built up an "athlete's heart," which is larger than average size and can mask underlying problems. About one thing, though, the doctors were clear: Lewis should play no more basketball...
...launched Katyusha rockets into Israel proper and generally stepped up its operations. The group has got much better at what it does, more energetic and more professional. Israeli intelligence says the guerrillas have acquired improved armaments, including Russian Sagger antitank missiles. They have learned to coordinate several feints to mask a swoop on their real target. "They are now more sophisticated in their modus operandi," said a senior Israeli officer...
...Bosnia daily grows closer to disappearing from the map, her would-be defender, the United States, is slinking into the shadows, leaving her to die. As the U.S. fades from the scene it is throwing up a smoke-screen of excuses, admissions and rhetoric to mask its retreat. Without the U.S., there is little hope for Bosnia...
Kevorkian will later say that when he first met Sue, he did not think she was "ready." But by the third videotaping session, in early May 1992, her condition has declined even further, and matters turn starkly practical. Sue tries on the medical anesthesia mask through which the carbon monoxide will flow. She has difficulty pulling it over her head, and Nan notes that it will take some practice. Suddenly, Kevorkian brings up a broader question: If Sue and Les, who live on Social Security and disability payments, were able to afford better care, would she change her mind about...