Word: proving
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Obviously, Jackie Mason has nothing to prove anymore. Recently, he's been letting his mouth motor along completely unrestrained: "Clinton would just as easily kill as Hitler would. He has no conscience," he said in a recent interview without explaining himself. As a result, the press has labelled him an "equal opportunity offender," a title he doesn't seem to mind. In Much Ado About Everything, he doesn't give a hoot about political correctness or being temporarily offensive, as long as it produces the all-important laugh...
...Galapagos Islands with The Evolution of Jane. The existential questioning of the protagonist, Jane Barlow Schwartz, is based on Charles Darwin's Origin of Species. With the additional layering and listing of the names of famous thinkers such as Freud, Marx and Nietzsche, Schine sets out to prove, as she stated in an interview, that she "is a pseudo-intellectual. And [she's] really good...
...worry that your relative inattention to education--save a few soundbites spent teacher-bashing--will continue into your new administration. But you gave me some hope when in your victory speech you uttered the following line: "Teaching is the most important job there is." If you really believe that, prove it to the 50 percent of voters who chose you--and the 50 percent who didn...
Prestifilippo's injury may have been a blessingin disguise for the Crimson, for it gave sophomorebackup Oliver Jonas a chance to prove himself.Jonas did exactly that in the Beanpot semifinal,making several spectacular saves down the stretch.Jonas has earned Tomassoni's confidence and willmost likely receive more spot starts this year...
...With 25 or so people out there every day, weall know that we need to work and we all know thatwe have to prove ourselves every day," Mleczkosaid...