Word: referents
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...American publishing circles, adjectives like "controversial" and "thought-provoking" are compliments, especially when they refer to the works of a foreign novelist forced to self-publish, or to tell her story abroad. In Singapore, when the same adjectives are affixed to a manuscript, its chances of publication are zero to none...
...canary. Fassbinder ingeniously uses lighting techniques so as to make Mieze appear to glow in every scene, and this luminescence is especially effective when compared to the dank atmosphere of the rest of the film. Even some of the periodic "quotation" screens which accompany the film refer to the charms of the young lover: "The girl is so gentle it is unbelievable." The quotations also remark that, under Mieze's influence, Biberkopf's apartment has begun to look like the room of a young girl, with flowers and bows everywhere. Not surprisingly, the apartment regains its former filthiness soon after...
Defending the Caveman is funny, endearing and thoughtful. Everyone who sees it should bring along his or her significant other and realize that he or she is not alone in wondering "why the hell 'they' do that." "That" can refer to anything from burping in public or trying on five seemingly identical outfits. Couples often don't realize that miscommunication and disappointment are common to everyone. Becker makes them laugh at themselves--a feat that is truly remarkable and worth more than 30 dollars...
...highway patrol found prescription medication in the Nissan Pathfinder belonging to Fields, Brewer said. The highway patrol will refer the case to the county attorney...
...letters-which the Senior Appointments Committee gives a lot of weight to-didn't refer to the book because it didn't exist when they had to complete their appraisals," Smith said. Meanwhile, a few Yale professors who had seen the book before publication evaluated it negatively...