Word: quietness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...very conscientious, quiet, thoughtful, hardworking," Whitten says. "She [challenged] herself to do well, in her dance, which was very important to her, as well as in her academics...
...tradition of "the quiet guy next door," the closer we get to Travis Bickle, the less we can recognize him as normal. We see him first applying for a job as a cabbie, showing the innocent, boyish humor which will appear later in his awkward pursuit of the senator's aide Betsy, the angelic vision in white. We see him inexplicably frequenting the porn theaters of 42nd Street, then deciding in the name of cleaning things up to take up target practice and toughen his flesh via fire. Finally, he has transformed, or, more accurately, his mind has turned inside...
...present or future ratings fight. "The more people who will be watching late-night TV, the more people who will be watching us," he says, sounding like an abandoned NBC ad campaign. He professes to be unconcerned that the buzz surrounding his show is at the moment dangerously quiet. "We will prevail. As more and more people connect to the new cast members, more and more people will be talking about us." Or, as ostensibly patient NBC entertainment chief Don Ohlmeyer reminded reporters in a speech last month, the show "is a work in progress...
...early stages is surprising, given what was, until quite recently, conventional wisdom about AIDS. For years scientists portrayed HIV as a shadowy saboteur that invaded the body and then immediately went into hiding, staying dormant for a decade or more. Indeed, the first stage of infection seemed so quiet that some people questioned whether HIV was truly the cause of AIDS...
Even more importantly, however, is their emotional impact on the young Harvard team. The senior leadership has been unsurpassed. Konik's quiet, yet profound demeanor, Holmes' pesky, never-give-up attitude and McLaughlin's defensive stability have allowed this team to succeed...