Word: plight
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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AIthough the Argentine invasion only instilled in the Falklanders a deeper sense of suspicion and dislike of the Argentines, the islanders often displayed sympathy over the plight of individual soldiers. The islanders fed hungry Argentines at their back doors, passing out sweets and cigarettes. "I caught the fear in their eyes," says Msgr. Spraggon. "One soldier violated the curfew one night to see me and just broke down and cried and cried...
Freidenberg's part in the correspondence is as mesmerizing as Pasternak's. The plight of philologists and linguists under Stalin, who considered himself an expert in linguistics, has never been more acidly described. It is good to know that Freidenberg's long-suppressed writings on such innocent topics as the "Poetics of Plot and Genre" in classical Greek literature are gradually being rescued from oblivion by young linguists in the Soviet Union. But until the rescue is complete, Freidenberg, who died in 1955, will be remembered as the tough-minded and rigorous scholar who gave her inspired...
Behind the scenes, the most active of the Arab states was Saudi Arabia, whose leaders were upset about the plight of the P.L.O. but did not, as has been reported, threaten to use the "oil weapon" against the U.S. if Washington failed to stop an Israeli attack on West Beirut. Late last week the Saudis quietly invited Lebanese Phalangist Leader Bashir Gemayel to visit Taif, their unofficial summer capital, for talks with King Fahd and several visiting Arab diplomats. Gemayel, a Maronite, is not only leader of the powerful Christian militia known as the Lebanese Forces but a member...
...might be possible to care more about Haider and his plight if he were not such a typically alienated antihero. The hero of the evening is Alan Howard. His is a meticulously stylized performance and a memorable display of the actor's craft. Howard's array of arid classroom gestures and pinched facial nerves is matched by a voice that barks, chokes, melts and freezes. And when he does a close-to-floor-level, slow-motion goose-step, the monstrous history of the Third Reich seems to be marching past...
...combination of outside planning expanding commercial activity and local dedication to the plight of the unemployed could well produce an improved city economy. Politicians, even those suspicious of unfamiliar investors and unpredictable federal programs say they are optimistic about the future. But the uncertainties remain overwhelming. A great distance still exists between the frustration of the unemployment office and the excitement in Russell Lindquist's headquarters. The planner points out one final concern. If Cambridge goes too far in controlling who works for new city businesses. Cambridge residents may find a cold reception from employers in other towns. "I know...