Word: minored
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Strong opposition to Proposition 1-2-3 has already surfaced and comes chiefly from the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA), a city political coalition which supports the rent control laws and advocates only minor revisions...
Today Mills will have arthroscopic surgery to remove some cartilage from the nagging knee. The minor operation will bench him for another three weeks--virtually the rest of the season...
Bull Durham, as the film is called, talks of the Minor leagues...
What is striking about the book, however, is that it is so entertaining. Holroyd manages to make each successive phase of Shaw's life seem significant of itself, rather than simply as a foretoken of what was to come or as raw material for the plays. Even minor figures often have a Dickensian vividness. Each romantic indiscretion has its own distinct flavor; Holroyd pinpoints which of Shaw's innumerable affairs he believes were consummated, and quotes bawdy letters in proof. Even more precisely evoked are Shaw's nonsexual passions for comrades in causes, from his schoolmate Matthew McNulty...
...film isn't merely a showcase for Hanks and Field. The minor characters are vital to the plot and theme; the lineup of stand-up comics at the Gas Station is odd and intriguing. One man dresses as a nun every night; another, an overweight high school history teacher, endures hissing disdain from the audience--all for the sake of his family, his students and comedy. Romeo (Mark Rydell), the self-concerned club manager, tries to prod and cajole his comics to the top. These characters are left behind as Steven and Lilah rise closer to success, and we feel...