Word: role
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...G.B.S. Ashamed of his scandalous and impecunious family, embarrassed by his own awkward ways with peers, employers and especially women, yearning for a position as genius long before he found the particular talent that could confer it, the stagestruck young Shaw seemingly envisioned himself as an actor whose role was his life. At times Holroyd laughs along with Shaw as he smirks at himself. At times he evokes the true sacrifice in a life devoted to public debate rather than private pleasure...
...could appeal to conservatives, baby boomers and women alike. But Quayle may turn out to be the Marion Davies of the 1988 campaign; like the young, little-known comedienne William Randolph Hearst tried to impose on the public as a Hollywood glamour queen, Quayle does not fit the grandiose role that has been foisted upon...
Goalie Greg Beber once again played the starring role, and with a strong supporting defensive cast featuring Bruce Burkley and freshman Todd Forman, limited UMass to just four goals on 11 shots...
While many issues can and should be left to the states, water problems do not respect state boundaries. The federal government has a vital role to play as arbitrator, coordinator, and as the articulator of a broad national water policy that local governments can use as a guideline for the hard water choices of the next decade...
Opposition leaders want the presidential ballot moved up. They also want to eliminate provisions in the constitution that make congress virtually powerless to amend it, that call for at least nine of the 35 senators to be government appointed and that give the armed forces both autonomy and supervisory role in national policy-making...