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...doesn't write his lyrics anyway. The most flagrant example of horrid lyrics comes through all too plainly in "Tell Everybody." "Honey from the Air" shows how a meaningless set of words can still reflect, with the help of solid backup vocals, hard work and good intentions. "Honey" 's pliant use of instruments stretches the sound beyond the poor lyrics...

Author: By Brenda A. Russell, | Title: Running Strong | 3/1/1979 | See Source »

...China stroke and argues that the Geneva talks have been temporarily stalled by a familiar Soviet bargaining tactic. Said Richard Perle, an aide to Senator Henry Jackson and a stern but widely respected critic of SALT: "The Soviets bargain especially hard at the eleventh hour. They see us as pliant, and they have learned to expect that stonewalling will win further concessions from us." A senior Administration official conceded: "They sensed that we were eager for SALT. And so they introduced additional issues. It's a typical Soviet bargaining tactic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Why Moscow Stalled SALT | 1/8/1979 | See Source »

Equipped with a kaleidoscopic face, a pliant body and Umber vocal cords, Williams simply runs through a cast of character sketches unseen since the early days of Jonathan Winters. "Earthquake!" he will yell, jumping up and down, before he rushes out to the audience to heckle himself. Within seconds, he is back onstage, giving a beautiful basso profundo rendition of Shakespeare, followed by rapid-fire impressions of a go-go boy, Long John Silver and characters from a Japanese science-fiction movie. "It's madness all around," he explains. "But the center is very calm, like the center...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Robin Williams Show | 10/2/1978 | See Source »

...talks collapse, he will honor what he says was his promise to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger-namely, the establishment of majority rule within two years. What Smith means by "majority rule," however, still remains ambiguous. He may try to limit the franchise to blacks dominated by the four pliant tribal chiefs who were elevated to Cabinet status earlier this year. That arrangement would fool no one and would leave real power in Rhodesia in white hands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RHODESIA: Can Anyone Bring Back the Brits? | 11/22/1976 | See Source »

...capital where sex is easily available, indiscretions are winked at and power is the ultimate aphrodisiac, the big question was whether a number of Congressmen had put pliant young women on their payrolls purely (or impurely) for personal pleasure. Mere hanky-panky would hardly be criminal, but disclosures of it would be poison at the polls. Worse, sex at taxpayers' expense can lead to charges of fraud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Sex Scandal Shakes Up Washington | 6/14/1976 | See Source »

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