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...largest function of all these people is to provide a bustling background for Ripley's quieter, more intense development. In the first film she was a smart, self-contained careerist, essentially a reactive character, desperately fighting against something but not for anybody or anything except her own life. The sequel gives her something, someone wonderful to fight...
Many Saudis view the end of the oil boom as a return to quieter and perhaps even better times. The sudden great wealth created social tensions that should be relieved in a less affluent period. "Those times before were not normal," says one Saudi businessman. "They were not real." A longtime British resident offers a similar perspective: "Patterns of life are traditional here, and the entire fabric still fits very well together. The system has been in place for 200 years, and people feel very comfortable with their government and their religion. What alternative has been offered?" Yet that...
...power. Hart dismisses the flattop as the ship that won the Battle of Midway (1942) and points out that the Soviet Union has been launching the capital ship of the next war--the submarine. The U.S. has 100 attack subs, the Soviets three times as many. American submarines are quieter, an important advantage in undersea warfare, but the Soviets' are faster and can dive deeper...
...noise forced Ginsburg to leave the library along with others, who were looking for quieter study spots. Ginsburg took his reserve reading back with him to his Eliot room. He said, "It will be annoying to have to go back and forth with the books...
...There's less hype around Harvard this year... it's a little quieter since [The Game] is away. But because we're vying for the title there should be some more [hype]," says Corcoran. "Two years ago the game was away but there was a lot more paraphernalia because of the 100th game...