Word: moods
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...army is still caught in a couple of seemingly insoluble dilemmas. If it should pull out, the upshot would probably be all-out civil war. Yet the army's presence is a constant temptation to snipers and the resulting casualties may eventually create a "bring-the-boys-home" mood in England. Meanwhile, the "Loyalist" camp, uncertain of Britain's dedication to Northern Ireland, is already becoming a Protestant Irish independence movement-one capable of fielding an army of some 25,000 men. In effect, the British Army faces an impossible task. It is supposed to create the security...
...surface, the President's holiday mood appeared to reflect the tranquillity of much of the country. A year ago, the nation was in a turmoil over the Watergate scandals and Richard Nixon's resignation as President. This August most Americans seemed determined to make the best of the season. In California alone, crowds at parks and campgrounds will hit 50 million this year, an increase of almost 20% over last year. Similarly, attendance at major-league baseball games already approaches the 1973 record...
...nettled by criticism that the President has no vision for America. Ford said in a TV interview last week that he had "instituted this year what we call a 'no new program' approach," and his aides think that his politics of reduced expectations correctly reflects the mood of the nation. "The President's philosophy is that government excessively dominates the lives of individuals," says a White House official. "That is the thread of continuity that runs through his approach...
...walks onto the empty concert stage. Before the audience has had a chance to quiet down, she begins to make strange animal-like noises. Shrieks and grants alternate with sung vowels and machine gun like repetitings of consents as her voice gyrates wildly like a deranged roller-coaster. Her mood and the accompanying facial contortions change every few seconds...
...beautiful and inspired us into getting some beer. So we headed to the market, running into Daniel and Gay and Daniel's tow-headed friends from back home. Bridget and Jenny, on the way. They weren't as big nor quite as beautiful, but we were in a fit mood to be inspired so Daniel's invitation to go down to the river and smoke a few bowls was promptly accepted. Briggs volunteered to get a couple cases of dark Blitz...