Word: quarreling
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...took their quarrel to the city-state of Abdera, which soon divided itself on the question until civil war seemed imminent. The problem was solved when the people set upon what they considered to be the real troublemaker-the donkey-and consequently tore him into a thousand pieces...
...mankind's best hopes for an orderly and peaceful world. But between hope and achievement lie hosts of obstacles. Though the court was organized to settle disputes between nations, it has no police to enforce its decisions; it cannot even hear a case unless both parties to the quarrel admit its jurisdiction. The wonder is not that it has settled so few arguments, but that in its 18 years it has handed down 13 decisions that have stuck...
...orders. That is the law for both our soldiers and yours." British and French officials agreed to stage a show of support for the U.S. by mounting convoys of their own to test the Russians. But the Russians waved the allied convoys past the checkpoints almost contemptuously. This quarrel was with the Yanks...
...bothered. And nobody bothers us.") and the hells they inhabit ("There's not much light in this place is there, Mrs. Hudd?). Pinter creates his multi-levelled allegory by carefully planning tone and symbol; for example, the impression of utter darkness underlies a banal quarrel about whether there were indeed stars in the sky. Obviously such a play de-instance, their laughter must be nervous as well as amused...
...Room" includes hilarious scenes--and the actors generally rose to them. Cushman paced these episodes well; for example, as Mr. and Mrs. Sands, Garrett Rosenblatt and Diane Kagan superbly presented a rhythmic quarrel...