Word: pompousity
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...point Hope and a fellow researcher are kidnapped by an armed student volleyball team. Boyd also tries his hand at a fashionable fictional device -- passages of italicized commentary interspersed through the narrative. He doesn't need this kind of frill, but when he is not being pompous, he makes his point: the chapter in which Hope is kidnapped by the volleyballers is preceded by a deadpan account of the sport's origins in Massachusetts...
...record straight: my parents did not place The Ad, that was not my MCAT score, those were not my grades, and that horribly pompous picture was taken without my consent. My only memory is being fed grainy applesauce and waking up hours later in a dark suit...
...must admit that I had an extremely enjoyable time reading Robert Gordon's compelling article titled "the Big Lie." (April 13) With a touch of pompous conservatism, I must say that you, Mr. Gordon, have gone far to help me understand why the word "liberal" has gained such bad connotations in the past few years. Your article had a disturbing tendency to substitute broad generalities, extreme statements and unqualified rhetoric for reasoned argument...
...Angelina and the adorable Aline, is by far the most talented singer, and her melodic voice helps compensate for the weaker ones. As the usher in Trial By Jury, Baritone Skip Sneeringer commands the audience's attention but is often difficult to understand. Rosenbaum is especially memorable as the pompous judge in Trial By Jury, less for his singing performance than for his dramatics...
...plot is predictable: Valentine travels to work for the Duke in Milan, leaving his friend Proteus, who is in love with Julia (Dawn Li), in Verona. In Milan, Valentine falls in love with the Duke's daughter Silvia (Joanna Weiss), who is engaged to the pompous Sir Thurio (Robert Ashley). Proteus is sent to Milan by his father, and he too becomes enamored of Silvia and manages to thwart Valentine's plan to marry...