Word: profound
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...They love each other, or so they claim, but their marriage is sexless. It is only when they meet in secret during the day, Barlow disguised as a rogue lover and Marie playing the part of the adulterous housewife, that they can be passionate. Pinter's play is a profound statement on the carefully constructed lies that often pass for love, and unfortunately Fran Weinberg's direction seems to miss many of the subtleties of Pinter's argument. Weinberg focuses on the emptiness of middle-class existence, ignoring the deep sadness that lies underneath the overly formal words of Pinter...
...very good at asking questions--perceptive and profound questions that helped him to get to know you, to know what you think and why you think it," said Joshua R. Carter '98-'01, a student in the Lincoln seminar...
...right of free expression, the right to advocate a different viewpoint, and to arrive at a consensus after free discussion, must all be considered as profound human needs," he said, before being interrupted by applause--one of more than a score of instances of spontaneous cheering...
Sarah E.M. Wood's article on the less than stellar role the United States plays in international relations (Op-Ed, Oct. 26) illustrated the profound need for increased public understanding of world affairs. Unfortunately, Americans have a rather irritating habit of welcoming isolationism and ignoring problems on the global level because they are someone else's. Like it or not, the nations of the world are becoming more interdependent and isolationism is an even more dangerous policy than it was in years past. I sincerely hope that the United Nations Week here at Harvard will at least raise student consciousness...
Even in Western capitals, the usual jitters were tempered by widespread relief that Sharif was gone. Although U.S. Ambassador William Milam met with Musharraf to inform him of Washington's "profound regret about the military takeover," the U.S. was not all that upset by last week's events. The Asian subcontinent has been a source of heightened anxiety for the U.S. since the spring of 1998, when India tested nuclear devices and Pakistan responded with its own nuclear tests. The two countries' dispute over the territory of Kashmir brought them to the brink of all-out war this year...