Word: rewritten
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...divorce is worthwhile," said Bird. She was invited to do the show by Producer Marty Krofft, a friend, who thought "she was excellent." And also demanding. The chief ruled that her scene was not enough like a real legal conference in a judge's chambers. The script was rewritten...
...cocaine to save his failing sports-car company. Weitzman questioned Tisa about the log he kept of the four-month investigation that culminated in De Lorean's arrest in October 1982. Some of the entries in the 28-page handwritten document were dated 1983. "I may have rewritten some of the entries in 1983," the agent explained. "And you destroyed the original?" Weitzman asked. "Yes," replied Tisa, "a portion of them...
...great rituals of the Republic, enacted before the Cabinet, both Houses of Congress, members of the Supreme Court, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the diplomatic corps and a prime-time TV audience numbering scores of millions. This speech was pure Reagan: a late draft showed about half the words rewritten in the President's handwriting. Many of his changes softened proposed jabs at the Democrats. On this occasion Reagan wanted to project an image of firm but temperate leadership that is national rather than partisan, while still setting out the points that he will repeat on the stump all through...
...Europe, I was never misquoted. However, it is my observation that deadlines often assume more importance than the need to get complete information. Too often, interviews resemble inquisitions, and cute phrases take precedence over hard facts. I have marveled at how different a story turns out after it is rewritten from the wire-service account, even when the quotes remain absolutely correct...
...National (1972-80), has sent Sir Peter's old enemies scurrying to put in their tuppence worth. Playwright John Osborne denounced the book as a "numbing record of banal ambition, official evasiveness and individual cupidity." Opera Critic Tom Sutcliffe of the Guardian argues that "Hall has rewritten the history of the National's early days. It's a matter of setting the record crooked...