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...frenzied incident, the father is shot and gravely wounded by a romantic rival, and the aggrieved son abruptly turns prayerful. Arlen rescues the novel from pathos with the scene he seems to have had in mind all along: a recovering Sam and Tom talk of their differences only to reaffirm them. Not even a brush with violent death will bring the older man to guilt and confession, or the younger one to recognize that a child's claim on a parent may be something less than absolute. The dialogue, believable throughout the book, is at its best in this...
...that their presence "would be the first such joint exercises in Costa Rica." With a menacing Nicaragua urging it to remain on the side lines, Costa Rica began backing away from the road project, then canceled it. Two months ago, 30,000 Costa Ricans flocked into the streets to reaffirm their country's neutrality...
...trip underscores his commitment to the Pacific Basin and polishes his image as statesman while his Democratic presidential opponents prepare to slug it out in the Texas caucuses. For Deng Xiaoping, China's de facto leader although he holds no top government or party title, the journey will reaffirm China's determination to broaden its ties with the West. It will also allow millions of Americans following Reagan's trip on television to get an unusually close look at a nation that has undergone a major facelift 'in the nine years since Gerald Ford, the last U.S. President to visit...
...club yesterday decided to reaffirm the 1978 award, rejecting the suggestion of Emily De Muff '68 to take away the award because Field sold the paper to Murdoch...
Five "new"Hitchcock films reaffirm his box-office magnetism...