Word: overruns
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ample time to bear a truth. The uncustomary fact of defeat, however, was quickly buried, and Americans turned back to what they do best: helping themselves. They jogged, played tennis, meditated and nurtured a reverence for ecosystems. At times it seemed as if Judaeo-Christian civilization had been overrun by pagan-aerobic tribes...
...very strength. Unwilling to provide a simple reiteration of the revolution and the seizure of the American embassy, the directors instead trace further back in time to concentrate on one individual and the circumstance leading up to his torture, circumstances that inspired the Iranian people to overrun the American embassy and take American hostages. The perspective is unique and (as PBS anticipated) provocative. But despite efforts by PBS, at least, the film has surfaced, and if the film itself is a triumph, the fact that it is now being shown is even more significant. Resident Exile signifies the victory...
...city, especially the parts overrun by Harvard, has always been famed for its godlessness, and, even when the students leave, sad to say, that remains the truth. For Harvard Square, the local icons remain ice cream flavors, and in the rest of Cambridge, the largest congregations gather under the lights to watch beery softball games. But the pace does slow down a little as the weather gets warmer...
...Godard signature remains: scynicism continues to overrun pathos, and absurdity overpowers both. But if events in Every Man require a suspension of disbelief, Godard forces one to see things his way; with surgical grace the camera constantly reminds us of his insistence. Similarly, by rehearsing actors and dictating every breath to the point of mechanization, he compounds the crime by which an oppressively technocratic society of bankers brackets his characters. The dictatorial directorial net extends outward: "Do you really want to see a movie?" Isabelle Huppert asks, entering the director's landscape for the first time, looking directly into...
Since the Class of '83 was unexpectedly large, Department 91--which received 91.5 per cent of its income from students' room rent and College facility fees last year--took in more money than it had projected, but high maintenance and heat costs caused an overrun in building expenses, a Department 91 report presented to CHUL members states...