Word: possess
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crystal ends his letter on a note of high pomposity by saying, "I hear the objections: Where might [the protestors] argument take us tomorrow? To this I answer: What is happening today?" By this formulation, Mr. Crystal, assuming that he and those who agree with him already possess the moral high ground, absolves the protestors' actions because of what he sees as the special immediate circumstances. One wonders if Mr. Crystal would see such extenuating circumstances if the Conservative Club were to shout down or physically abuse a Sandinista speaker in anything approaching the way of the anti-contra protesters...
Practically everyone thinks he has a novel within him, if only there were time to get it down on paper. Mercifully, most would-be authors never get beyond the stage of boring friends, acquaintances and airplane seatmates. Of those who do write, rather than just talking about it, few possess the tale teller's gift, the capacity to invent or recall events in a way that makes them seem significant to outsiders. Fewer still have the discipline to master a new craft. But four worthy current novels, all thrillers or mysteries, display just such painstaking effort by men better known...
...mandatory sentencing provision "is unnecessary and, as drafted, it weakens and confuses current law." The mandatory sentencing aspects of the bill are far more effective as propaganda than as law enforcement; in 1985, President Reagan signed into law a bill mandating a 5-year prison term for those who possess firearms while committing a crime...
...from home for respectable English tourists, managed, appropriately enough, by a cockney signora. Overhearing Lucy and her cousin complain that their room lacks a view of the Arno River, George's father (Denholm Elliott) offers to exchange the two ladies' rooms for his and his son's, which do possess the coveted perspective. Such an amenity is useless to him, he explains, for "my vision is within." So is that of his son, who is perhaps overly introspective, a characteristic telegraphed by his habit of constantly drawing question marks everywhere...
...movie features some beautiful shots of turtles gliding freely through the open see, smiling at their newly-found freedom. There is also the acting of stars Jackson and Kingsley which gives the film whatever focus it does possess. Along with their supporting cast, they spice up the movie with their oddball humor. When asked if he thought he had been a good father, Snow replies, "My daughters thought so, but they were only children at the time...