Word: reflective
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Pudding show is nothing but scatological, sexist claptrap. Done well, the offensive nature of the production is washed away with an endless stream of giggles. If you keep 'em laughing, there's no time to reflect on the preposterous, even revolting ethos...
...then the elephant and after that the leopard, then rhino . . . and so on. One wants to see some animals because they are fierce, and some because they are lovable and soft. It is hard to explain the attractions and preferences. It is possible that human feelings about wild animals reflect the complexities of sexual attractions. Certain animals are admired for their majestic aggressions, and others for softer qualities. The lion is a sleek piece of violence, the waterbuck a sweet piece of grace...
Harvard's inside game also improved markedly over the past few games--Duncan's stats reflect the Crimson's growing confidence in its high and mid-post players...
...short, Taubes implies, Rubbia is unethical and an opportunist. But does that simply reflect the pressures of high-energy physics? Says Sadoulet: "In this field, unfortunately, only people who are s.o.b.s are making an impact, because it's such a competitive field. But I am not one to throw stones at Rubbia. We fought a lot, but what's important is that a competent team made an important discovery." Taubes does not disagree. "Rubbia is a very smart man," he told TIME. "In a field in which the ability to raise hundreds of millions of dollars and win over governments...
...this he reflects an attitude increasingly common in newspaper columning, an ambition to personalize the news rather than to report and reflect on it. This requires a strong ego, the kind Rosenthal developed with his power as an editor. Ego seems to have come almost from birth to two columnists conspicuous for it, William F. Buckley and George F. Will. Buckley is the beneficiary of an oil-rich upbringing and a thorough grounding in Roman Catholic thought. Will's father was a college professor, and George was presumably encouraged to air his youthful opinions at the dinner table. After...