Word: saves
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...other Western allies feared that the deal might amount to a psychological breakthrough for the Italian Communists. But for the moment the U.S. seemed prepared to accept the conventional view that the agreement was a successful tradeoff. "Each side," observed one Italian Cabinet official, "allowed the other to save face, knowing that in politics it is a mistake to over...
...four-letter words, tattered clothing and generally repugnant personal deportment, the British Establishment decides that it hates him. Johnny and his band, the Sex Pistols, are regularly banned from British radio, concert halls and clubs. Nonetheless, the Pistols' latest single, a Jubilee diatribe against royalty called God Save the Queen, is currently a bestselling record in Britain...
Says Johnny Rotten: "The millionaire groups were singing about love and their own hang-ups. That's stupid. You don't sing about love to people on the dole." Blithefully, whiningly, punk says anything and everything. As the Sex Pistols chant, "God save the Queen/ She ain't no human being...
...past I had felt contempt for friends who deserted education for the almighty dollar, but when I find my salary lower than all save the sewing machine operator and the bartender in your random sample of pay, it's time to forget about both honor and education and time to think about paying the mortgage and feeding the kids...
...perverse or corrupt the person or organization may be. For example, even Dirty Harry, the psychopathic vengeance-seeker, becomes one of the "good guys" within this basic framework. These opposing forces usually are taken for granted, and most murder mysteries do not delve any further into the matter, save for a few offhand comments on the fallibility of the men in the white hats. Bo Widerberg's Man on the Roof, however, confronts this automatic assumption in a serious and thought-provoking manner, functioning not only as a top-notch suspense film but also as a valuable comment...