Word: savors
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...philosopher. The autobiographical threads that connect his chautauquas possess the urgency of self-revelation. An attempt to exorcize and thrash the "ghost of rationality" haunts Pirsig's story, and his personal quest animates the intellectual odyssey. The book's roots in common experience enable one to follow and savor its course...
...career spanning 35 years, more than 150 major-stakes victories and $12 million in purses, Thoroughbred Trainer Woodford C. Stephens has rarely indulged himself as extravagantly as he did last week. He took off three entire days to savor the biggest win of his life: Cannonade's victory in the Kentucky Derby. "I've always wanted to win it," says Stephens, 60. "It sort of completes everything...
There were no more meters, however, and the frosh had to stand around while their teammates flung each other off the dock. They could only savor the moment half-heartedly, thinking about next year...
...powers 18 months ago. Since then, he has tried to restore an atmosphere of normalcy to his troubled country. In some respects, it appears that he is succeeding. Gas rationing has been lifted and the curfew has been cut to three hours. Tourists are once again flocking in to savor Manila's uninhibited night life and to take advantage of its excellent shopping bargains. American businessmen, who have invested $1 billion in the Philippines since World War II, are again confidently signing up new projects. Reynolds Aluminum, for instance, recently agreed to put up a $200 million aluminum smelter...
...Brooks film is probably best seen as an investment in future reminiscences. The clumsy, unprofessional touches are the first to fade from memory, and one is left to savor the concepts and situations in their pure form--the way Brooks envisioned them. In five years, Blazing Saddles will be one helluva film...