Word: possessed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ALREADY been dubbed "Substance Chic"--what politicians are sensing and pollsters are confirming is a rejuvenated concern among many Americans that their leaders demonstrate a more considered contemplation of the pressing and not-so-pressing issues of the day and possess a requisite store of personal solidity, stability and integrity. Deserving victims of the new trend, who could no longer maintain their positive image in a newly-acute public eye, range from politicians as diverse as Ronald Reagan and Gary Hart to various and sundry purveyors of salvation in the evangelical movement such as Jim Bakker, Pat Robertson and Jerry...
...heart, the vicious circle of resistance and repression testifies to the determination of both Palestinian and Israeli to possess the same land. To maintain control, Israeli officials have deported Arab leaders and have often destroyed the houses of those suspected of security violations. Land has been appropriated for Israeli settlements. Arab youths have been interrogated, collective punishment has been exacted, and prisoners have allegedly been beaten and tortured...
Economically, our share of the world market is bound to decline still further so that neither our trade nor our aid will have even the influence they currently possess. By the year 2000, we will have to rely on foreign markets, foreign goods, foreign investments loom larger in our eonomy, we will be unable to achieve greater growth or reduce our unemployment without the cooperation of the other great economic powers...
...leading male roles, both Davis and Gardner possess wonderfully expressive faces and charming smiles, and they infuse their roles with sparkling wit. Davis is particularly amusing in his scenes with Miss Adelaide as he talks his way in and out of her good graces...
Since Oleson commands the stage with his tremendous stage presence, less is required of the supporting cast. Robin and Rossman have a strong sense of comic timing, but they don't fully convey the simple innocence and sincerity their characters possess. Only part of the problem lies in the translation which turns Moliere's verse into heroic couplets...