Word: meaningfulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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AYATULLAH KHOMEINI, 80, chief mullah (religious leader) of the country's Shi'ite Muslim sect, to which 93% of all Iranians adhere, and symbol of resistance to the Shah. Khomeini was exiled in 1963 for opposing the Shah's land-reform program, ostensibly because it conflicted with...
The first issue of the Star punched pretty hard, meaning that it was difficult to distinguish it from its rivals. The main selling point is a daily "Starbird," a full-page bare-breasted crumpet on page 7 (the Sun usually carries its cuties on page 3, the Mirror on page...
Glass, therefore, does not like to use language to convey meaning. He admitted, however, that "when you're writing an opera that can be a major problem."
A lot of talented people have worked very hard on Comes a Horseman. They may have worked a bit too hard. A liberal-minded western set in 1940s Montana, the film has been so carefully thought out that it seems cut and dried. There are fine performances, picturesque settings and...
The unexpected reigned supreme for the Harvard football team on Saturday at Palmer Stadium: the sure-handed halfback fumbled with 28 seconds left, "come from behind" had a somewhat compromising meaning, and all the Crimson touchdowns were notched in a span of less than five minutes.