Word: rootes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fact that Babe learns only when Doc comes staggering into his student digs, dying from a crevice that has been carved across his abdominal region. It is not long before Babe finds himself en during the dental ministrations of Szell, suffering horribly while the Nazi per forms some impromptu root-canal work in an attempt to extract information that Babe does not possess...
...like most owners of professional teams, saw the Minutemen as an investment, but he did not possess a mattressfull of green bills. The thought that the Minutemen would one day be profitable, a false hope for most owners, must have lingered in his mind. This attitude is at the root of the mass garage sale and the team's downfall...
...hope that the U.S. will soon join the vast majority of nations in signing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, and resolve to use its enormous strength to root out the poverty of millions of people. The future of this great nation is tied to the future of humanity within a framework of interdependence. The alternative is to let economic forces follow their course toward the concentration of the world's wealth in a few industrial centers, while the vast majority of peoples, far from following a path toward development, begin a process of involution...
...knew the whole team was born and raised in Philly--just a bunch of all-stars plucked from great Center City high schools. (I must admit, however, that early on my geography had gotten the best of me, I wasn't sure if I was supposed to root for my home town or home state team. But my parents settled that matter by giving me a Richie Ashburn mit, instead of the Clemente model I requested...
...safe and cozy personae he has provided keep us from finding them really intriguing--the lewd, dangerous or unpredictable traits all belong to Pisier and Marchand. If Tacchella really wanted to present complicated and poignant personalities he wouldn't have polarized emotions as he has. We do root for Barrault and Lanoux as their affair escalates, as they begin to take a mischievous delight in flaunting their romance in front of a chagrined Pisier and Marchand, and as they perform their final act of liberation--shattering one of the family functions by announcing their departure and running away on Lanoux...