Word: relishing
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Would tourists still flock to London to watch the lesser royals queue up at bus stops or elbow their way through soccer crowds? Would the British really relish a workaday monarchy like Denmark's? The problem with all solutions to the current problems of the royals is that their historically entrenched tradition is profoundly irrational. Early in Victoria's reign, Walter Bagehot wrote of the crown, "Its mystery is its life. We must not let in daylight upon magic." Sometime, probably not very far in the future, the British people will have to decide whether they want the magic...
Only a few moments hint at Morrisey's former greatness. "The National Front Disco" is a vaguely catchy tune about a small-town teen lost in the wilds of the nightclub scene, and Morrissey delivers the tale with relish. He also proves he's still capable of knocking off a diverting lyric with "You're the One for Me, Fatty." In this song he beseeches his obese sweetheart to "say if I'm ever in your way..a-hey,-a HAAAAY." He really wallows in the line, and the song offers hope that his old languid wail...
...emphatic, headstrong side of the President -- a side the Irish would relish -- is rarely seen. She admits that she doused the spontaneous side of her nature when she joined the bewigged, masculine Irish bar. Even now she is loath to provide a glimpse into her exemplary private life. When she toured the U.S. last fall, she came across as rather straitlaced. An American who talked to her said the unthinkable: "She's Nancy Reagan -- only good...
There is some truth to all of the above. Actually, a great deal of truth. She does relish the power, the limelight, the prominence. "Frankly, I would prefer a more private life," she says, but no one believes her, not even her husband. "For her, this is work that has to be done and that has priority over everything else," he says. Later on she is a little more honest: "I can imagine myself going back to teaching, but I don't know if I'd be able...
...path and plunged into a lucrative round of lectures and public appearances. Some psychologists with experience in debriefing former hostages are concerned that Sutherland, who twice attempted suicide while in captivity, has not allowed himself enough time to recover from his ordeal. But the former university professor seems to relish the limelight, particularly the standing ovations...