Word: pattern
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Davis said last week the size of that figure surprised him. He suggested the University study the pattern of pregnancies to see if a particular group of women--freshmen, for example--lacks adequate birth control information. "My intuition tells me Harvard women are sophisticated enough to use birth control properly," Davis added...
...have a chance," he might have added. With two minutes left in the half, Quincy quarterback Lon Hatamiya fired a bullet to Art O'Keefe doing a down and out pattern, to bring the ball to Currier's five-yard line. A quick pitch outside to Jim Rosenfeld made it official...
Phillips used weekly date to study the effect of 22 highly publicized executions in London between 1858 and 1921. "There is not way to know whether the pattern I found holds for any other place or time," he said...
Despite all of Judy's domestic doting, Henri soon follows the behavioral pattern of every male in Private Benjamin, beginning with Judy's nebbishy, over-sexed bridegroom who seems like a nice enough guy until, in the middle of their gala wedding reception, he drags her outside and begs for fellatio. Then there's Judy's father, whom we first see presenting the newlyweds with a generous check; yet, in minutes, he commands his daughter to bring him cigarettes and ignores her to watch TV. And Col. Thornbush: at first, a firm but kind father figure who makes Judy...
What is most likely to upset people who see Santini is the refusal, as in life, of its volatile mix of comedy and tragedy to fall into a convenient narrative pattern. That and the lack of superstar names probably explain the film's failure in six test markets, prompting Orion to sell it to cable before they could be persuaded to give it a New York opening. Thanks to the huge success of that engagement, you may at last get your chance to see it in a local theatre...