Word: pomp
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...thoroughness and control of plot are marvelous. Up to the last chapter, the fate of his characters is in doubt. And although it is possible to see the novel from a purely moralistic views, the tone is never preachy or unnecessarily gloomy; McGinley shuns intellectual, moral, or narrative pomp. Rather, what is most striking in this work is the verisimillitude of the feelings he ascribes to his characters. For example, just after his marriage, Kevin tries to ease out of his relationship with his sister, who still wants to sleep with him. However, McGinley poignantly describes Kevin's problem with...
...when the business of running the city gave way to pomp and circumstance. One by one, the nine councilors elected two months ago took the oath of office at the rostrum in the council chamber, while friends, relatives and various appointed officials watched...
...booth, which opened yesterday amid pomp and circumstance, will serve as a "visible deterrent to crime," Deputy City Manager Richard C. Rossi said yesterday...
...cocktail parties, he adroitly works a crowd and makes friends readily. Says retired Colonel Junius J. Bleiman, now an assistant dean at the Woodrow Wilson School and one of Dawkins' instructors during his days at West Point: "He is easy to get along with. There is really no pomp to Peter...
Full of humor and terror as well as pomp and circumstance, Fanny and Alexander in the end becomes a portrayal of adolescence--a time when a ragged teddy bear can no longer offer any solace. Fanny's small yet important role emphasizes the portrait's subtlety; on the surface the film could have been called simply Alexander, but blue-eyed Allwin as Fanny blossoms into a young adult as well by watching her brother's experiences. But Fanny is more of a silent observer. Alexander records the journey; and his recording reinforces the events themselves in affirming the importance...