Word: precious
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Nixon elaborated on his views about the Iran-contra affair in public last week, during a speech to Republican Governors gathered in Parsippany, N.J. He chided those sniping at the President, declaring, "His critics should get off his back so that the President does not lose two precious years in his quest for peace. Don't, don't weaken...
...that the intimate conversations, the teasings of Southern- gothic catastrophes, the colloquial bitchery ("She was known all over Copiah County as cheap Christmas trash"), the climactic conciliations -- all of which seemed fresh, if not downright impudent onstage -- play smug and stilted on the big screen? Or has something precious been lost? When does a faithful, almost literal adaptation turn into a genteel lynching of its source...
Only Eliza Gleason and Laurence Bouvard as Ken's sister and niece seem to realize that their jobs as actors don't end after their lines are said. Both create characters of some dimension, and Bouvard is especially good as a precious 13-year old whose dream of becoming a famous artist will never come true. Neither, though, can save a Fifth of July that's about as desirable as a fifth of castor...
...case reveals two things. First, it is now clear that John Silber cannot violate the law when it serves his ends. More important is the revelation that Silber was willing to try to violate basic civil rights to protect his precious image of a tranquil campus...
Japan's economic troubles threaten a precious social contract: lifetime employment. In return for loyalty to their employer, Japanese workers have come to expect that they will never be fired. (In fact, that unwritten pact has applied mainly to employees of large companies rather than those of small businesses). As layoffs become commonplace, the promise is becoming an illusion, and Japan's unemployment rate has climbed to almost 2.9%. While that is low by U.S. or West European standards, for Japan it represents a level not seen since statistics began to be compiled...