Word: profound
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...casting. So there was something tragically spectacular in Mehmet Ali Agca's choice of victim. A strike of such reptilian malice against one of the globe's few authentic moral and spiritual leaders was a fiercely pure example of terrorist logic: the act should produce a profound moral dislocation, shattering not only state law but also human sensibility. The terrorist seizes what people value most and crucifies it upside down; he aims to induce a paralysis of foreboding. Every terrorist dreams of squeezing just the right nerve in the neck of civilization, of getting the "sweet spot...
Outgoing French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, who escaped a terrorist bomb in Corsica last month, sent a wire to the Vatican expressing "profound emotion," and he obviously did not exaggerate his feelings. An associate who was conferring with Giscard when the news came reported that the French President, who is noted for his icy reserve,' experienced "an enormous shock." Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi told reporters: "I am too shocked for words. What more...
Twangin' contains his usual grab-bag of songs, but Rockpile plays with more vigor than ever. The opening "Something Happens" (profound!) with its guttural voice and syncopated wall of guitars especially escapes the standard Edmunds rockabilly fare. His strength still lies in cover versions--not note for note copies, but revitalized obscure rockers from the days when a hummable tune wasn't a sin. Consider "Singing the Blues" and Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Almost Saturday Night." There were also quiet moments, like Lowe's Everly Brothers-like "I'm Gonna Start Living Again--If It Kills...
...That's the kind of problem that really faces an organization," adds Hazard. "What's astonishing to me is to encounter the profound lack of self-confidence and self-worth in people who, according to their own criteria, have achieved success. Why are these people so nervous? These are people who really are unconvinced of the worth of what they...
...class with our hockey victory over Russia." That may be too harsh a judgment; of late there have been signs of a renewed popular interest in space. Yet even those who want a redoubled U.S. space effort doubt there will be a lasting effect from the flight unless a profound change of mood occurs in budget-minded Washington. Says Jerry Grey, public policy administrator for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics: "Right now, there is no real commitment to space, no strong proponent of it within the Administration...