Word: resistance
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...your article on the modern design show in Philadelphia [Oct. 24]: Americans do not reject the "form" of modern design. It is the materials that they resist. People want objects that reflect warmth, texture and the patina that develops with use. These qualities are found in wood, not chrome, glass and polyvinyl. As a cabinetmaker, I believe that it is not ornament that is demanded, but natural materials and some evidence that a human hand has touched the piece...
...wounded Cubans say they did not hear Havana's radio instructions that they should resist "to the death." They surrendered in small groups, they said, because they had run out of ammunition. Asked how long the Cubans had possessed large stores of weapons on the island, Lieut. Colonel Mariano Marquez Lopez evaded the question, finally saying that he could not remember...
...National Endowment for the Humanities and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Council had funds to produce "something which would counteract the negative portrayal of Hispanics on television and in film," said project coordinator Guadalupe Saavedra. But in order to insure universal appeal. Saavedra continues. "We had to resist the temptation to exploit the good versus bad. Anglo versus Mexican aspects of the story...
...overcome a common danger. Glenn need not undermine his morals and say damned right, fucking a. "His "that's right, brother" is enough to suggest the importance the group places on unity and an almost loving acceptance of one another. The movie invites us to join a hard to resist team as it attempts to conquer a new frontier...
...approaching. Reagan must realize his vulnerability, particularly if he recalls how much his election was helped by Jimmy Carter's Iran fiasco. And the president, who has made a political career out of talking tough, has never yet been forced to back up his rhetoric with deeds. He must resist the temptation...