Word: pureed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Barrett described DPU's response to criticism as "fiercely protective of current policy" and added that although it acknowledges the effect on small users, the agency "sees some value in a pure, economic approach to pricing...
...problem with the word "legacy," though, is that legacies are not always useful. There may be regrets and emotional baggage, but great-grandfather's stamp collection eventually gets hocked. "Memo" is utilitarian and modest. No one expects a memo to be preserved out of pure sentiment, because a memo only aims to be helpful for what comes next. And his memos--subtle and insightful--will stick around, because they will remind future writers of what he and his contemporaries have discovered about fiction...
...fact the play is at its best when the plot calls for pure yuppiedom. The staccato exchange of pleasantries and other banter at an art-show opening cocktail party is admirably done. The best performance is turned in by Paul's boss, Diane (Sandra Shiply), whose locked jaw and frozen smile never let down, even though she suffers the most terrible tragedies. Of course real yuppies, because of the frequently superficial aspects of their lifestyles, are actors too, so it would make sense that professional actors would be at their best in imitating them. The problem is that this dual...
...point victory in lacrosse is a blowout, pure and simple...
...young woman compromises and cheapens herself by openly lending herself to the companionship of young men, with all that implies. Boys pretend to scoff at such things but I don't think they really do--they like us to be pure and at their mercy or else whores who needn't trouble their consciences. But whores at least get paid...