Word: prop
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...less sophisticated way, Jagger sees the world the same way Henry Adams did, and St. Augustine centuries before. But where Augustine saw his rescue in God, and Adams nowhere, Jagger clings to his sexuality, to the idea of an "emotional rescue." His misogyny is merely a prop in a synthesis that sees love of women as the only hope...
...less sophisticated way, Jagger sees the world the same way Henry Adams did, and St. Augustine centuries before. But where Augustine saw his rescue in God, and Adams nowhere, Jagger clings to his sexuality, to the idea of an "emotional rescue." His misogyny is merely a prop in a synthesis that sees love of women as the only hope...
...less sophisticated way, Jagger sees the world the same way Henry Adams did, and St. Augustine centuries before. But where Augustine saw his rescue in God, and Adams nowhere, Jagger clings to his sexuality, to the idea of an "emotional rescue." His misogyny is merely a prop in a synthesis that sees love of women as the only hope...
...martial law. Moreover, intervention by the army would upset Turkey's Western allies, which are in no mood to tolerate a military dictatorship in a NATO country. A coup would also jeopardize the flow of Western aid and bank credits, key factors in Demirel's effort to prop up Turkey's sagging economy...
Deregulation has also fostered the fast-growing commuter airlines that now provide services to airports abandoned by the majors and not picked up by the regionals. The commuter airlines, such as New Haven Airways and Pennsylvania's Ransome Airlines, generally fly turbo prop or piston-engine aircraft, seating five to 25 people, and shuttle passengers to regional or hub airports...