Word: obvious
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...further discussion of the O.A. is quite to the point--he himself realizes its superiority to any E., however A. His illustration includes one of the key "Wake Up the Grader" phrases--"It is absurd." What force! What gall! What fun! "Ridiculous," "hopeless," "nonsense," on the one hand; "doubtless," "obvious," "unquestionable," on the other, will have the same effect. A hint of nostalgic, antiacademic languor at this stage as well may match the grader's own mood: "It seems more than obvious to one entangled in the petty quibbles of contemporary Medievalists--at times, indeed, approaching the ludicrous--that smile...
...first and most obvious set of difficulties arises as an immediate result of alcohol abuse. These short-term problems include conflicts in social relationships at home or at school, poor performance in the classroom, alcohol-related injuries and legal or disciplinary trouble resulting from acts committed under the influence...
...joint panel of theological negotiators has reached a deft compromise on the question of faith vs. works, which split Europe during the Reformation. In August the group will turn to thorny matters of church authority and such moral issues as birth control and divorce. But it has become obvious that such discussions are now largely academic. The problem, in a word: women...
...later, halfway around the world, the courtly Andre Previn decided that the Los Angeles Philharmonic was not big enough for both him and the orchestra's strong-willed managing director Ernest Fleischmann, whose high- handed ways alienated Previn. "It has become obvious to me there is no room for a music director," said Previn. The startling announcements fueled a flurry of who-goes-where speculation that had already begun in Paris, where the new Opera de la Bastille is seeking an artistic director to replace the fired Daniel Barenboim (who has been named Sir Georg Solti's successor with...
...children so seemingly normal went so horribly wrong, the obvious question is Why? The youths, described by police as smug and remorseless, have offered only one motive: escape from boredom. "It was fun," detectives quoted one suspect as saying. "It was something...