Word: ridden
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...biggest problem is Costner himself. In his current middle-aged, paunch-ridden, crooked-toothed, balding status, he just doesn't cut quite the same dashing, leading man figure he once did. Perhaps he has delusions of Jimmy Stewart-esque everyman grandeur. Costner certainly had a certain soccer dad appeal in The Untouchables, but a hunk? Hardly. Whereas Stewart had an endearing awshucks demeanor, Costner is about as charming as a tree. Gone are the days where he can plausibly seduce Susan Sarandon on a table or Madeline Stowe with a lemon. Now, he's just like the chubby slob...
...would think that looking like the average Joe would actually be good in a film like Message in a Bottle where Costner is a man grief-ridden by the death of his beloved wife. Add to the physical ravages of this trauma a personality more wooden than Al Gore, and you've got yourself an authentic bereaved widower...
...start of the season, the Crimson finished ahead of the Quakers at the Ivy Kickoff Classic on Nov. 14, winning the tournament while Penn took second. But in last season's dual meet between the two Penn defeated Harvard 21-9. Despite a solid effort by the injury-ridden Crimson on Saturday, Harvard fell to the Quakers...
...industry is left asking--just as it did last year when Daimler-Benz and Chrysler forged the world's largest industrial marriage--which companies will be next? There is talk that DaimlerChrysler has eyes for debt-ridden Nissan. But Japanese automakers have been reluctant to sell more than a minority stake to foreign partners. Toyota remains a respected global player but has suffered along with the economies of all the Asian countries. Similarly, General Motors remains the world's largest automaker, with lucrative foreign alliances, but was set back by last year's strike...
...have a dilemma. In addition to my "social analysis" core, I live in Pforzheimer, quite possibly the most-gossip-ridden House at Harvard. The House's small size and friendly atmosphere encourage the chatter phenomenon. How should I govern my own behavior in this cauldron of rumors...