Word: profound
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Judge," as his friends and colleaguescalled him, exerted a profound influence on ageneration of lawyers, said Professor of LawCharles J. Ogletree Jr. '54 in a statement lastnight...
...unfortunate side-effect of emphasizing explosions is that the plot suffers. Even movies which intend to ignite spirited debate about freedom and tolerance in American society end up being as profound as a Hallmark-Hall-of-Fame production. The Siege and American History X are as heavy-handed as a textbook for seventh-grade civics class...
...long all this otherworldly hardware will operate is uncertain. The probes, powered by batteries, should wink out within three days. The lander, with robust solar panels to keep it humming, could last three months. But even if the systems do not survive that long, their work could be profound. After all, scientists have spent years studying just the Martian skin; this will be their first chance to dig a little deeper...
Yesterday, the University also released a letter written by Dean of the College Richard H. Brodhead to Yale students' parents, which expressed the university's sense of "shock and profound sorrow...
Although O'Donnell addresses serious issues and makes profound points, he does not lose sight of the fact that his quirky, off-beat style always teeters on the absurd and surreal. He is able to make fun of himself and his genre, which keeps him from becoming pretentious or sounding insincere. This is most artfully done when Tad watches his friend's ludicrous performance-art piece. His friend sits, mostly naked, in a bathtub, talking about how alone he is and how his parents "never took me to Disneyland!" and finishes the piece by cutting his wrists, which he immediately...