Word: overworks
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...traffic controllers spoke politely in broken English to foreign air crews, then broke into heated shouting with fellow Armenians, all taxed to the breaking point by overwork and personal tragedy...
With Vic. Writer/director Charles Gormley follows the recipe of fellow Scotsman Bill Forsyth, whose warm, mild comedies Local Hero and Gregory's Girl have been well-received in the United States. His recipe: take a potentially meaty theme, don't overwork it and sour the comedy, add a bunch of offbeat characters and sprinkle in some quirky but subtle sight-gags and one-liners. Gently stir the mixture and simmer over low heat, and serve in a picturesque Scottish background...
...brochures from student-hungry colleges, face down a blizzard of intimidating forms, and assess parental advice that is based either on no college experience or 20-year-old impressions. Enter the college guidance counselor to champion the student's cause. Too often, though, such a paladin is battered with overwork...
...controllers are unhappy, but pay is not a serious grievance. A fully rated controller at a busy airport can make between $45,000 and $60,000. Even so, says Thornton, "the problems of the past persist: overwork, old equipment, high stress. A union is more necessary than ever...
...abolish dueling. He promoted the Christmas tree. He composed music for the Duke of Wellington's funeral. He managed a lot of little things well. Yet even this doting biographer concedes that he was "excessively conscientious on quite minor matters." Albert died at 42, almost as much from overwork as from influenza...