Word: overshadowing
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...world; with those nations who did stay presumably supportive or neutral toward Ahmedinejad, the applause drawn by the Iranian leader seemed all the louder, coming as it did from these remaining delegations. What it did do instead was to allow the controversy surrounding his disparagement of Israel to overshadow efforts to address other pressing topics like slavery, genocide, and xenophobia...
...simply fluctuate between being naughty, sensual or pensive; alternative emotions are now the domain of someone else, another woman. Her alter ego: Sasha Fierce. Michelle Obama does not, debatably, have the option of creating an alter ego. Her distinctive physical appearance, especially in Washington, has the dangerous potential to overshadow her opinions and policies. And were Michelle Obama to have any problems with people thinking her dim-witted or incompetent, I might even agree with David Brooks. She does not, however, face such issues.It seems as though Brooks and those in his camp are perturbed, perhaps, by something they find...
...feel. Successful enough to afford the best production and good enough to show off her bare voice she has no reason to cover her powerful vocals. It seems Clarkson tried too hard to keep up with pop trends. Although her album is marked with minor blemishes, they will not overshadow her widely-anticipated and overall successful return to mainstream pop. Other than a few blunders, Kelly Clarkson proves to us once more that she’s still got what it takes to be a succesful pop artist. After her misguided detour with “My December...
...seems to me that the ‘healer Lincoln’ is who [Obama] has really been trying to appropriate, at least publicly,” Blight said. A recurrent theme in the discussion was the fact the enormity of the Lincoln myth tends to overshadow the efforts of the slaves themselves towards their own liberation. The event concluded with questions from the audience. Christopher A. Oland ’10 asked about Lincoln’s ability to influence others, and said he was pleased with the lengthy response he received from Guelzo. “It seemed...
...such awkward moments did little to overshadow a beginning for the Obama White House that has been mostly on track. From the Inaugural Address itself, Obama and his staff have worked to mark a sharp change in policy from the Bush Administration, with a tightening of rules on ethics, interrogation policy and detention policy. Obama also began holding daily economic briefings with his advisers, much like the national security briefings that every President receives at daybreak. "He felt it was important that each day he receive the most up-to-date information as it relates to the economy," Gibbs told...