Word: savors
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Tempted as they might be to savor the spectacle of open dissent within Communist ranks, the Christian Democrats and other parties are not congratulating themselves. They know that if the Communists cannot put across austerity measures to the workers, nobody can. For their part, the Communist leaders are unlikely to change tactics, despite the unrest. To start voting against the Christian Democrats on key issues would only guarantee the collapse of the government and could lead to another national election. Much of the electorate could blame the Communists for adding a political crisis to the economic one. Instead, Berlinguer hopes...
...with the committee; indeed, it borders on the libelous. Professor Anderson would do well to reflect further on the fairness of his committee's procedures as well as on the accuracy of its findings. Casting himself in the role of Lord High Executioner may add a Gilbert and Sullivan savor to a "gargantuan report" but does little to alleviate the shocking delays that have plagued Dr. Hartman's appeal to date. Francois C.D. Vigier Professor of City Planning and Urban Design
...many of the 15 Miss Marple novels, these people are just swift sketches. But readers savor them. Miss Marple herself is a fairly complex character and the one dearest to the author. She has changed somewhat over the years- but never enough to resemble the more boisterous, vulgar character played so well on the screen by Margaret Rutherford...
...seemed unlikely that a larger conflagration would result from last week's incident. In Seoul, reported TIME'S Tokyo Bureau Chief William Stewart, "there was little evidence of tension. The streets are clogged with traffic jams, the restaurants are full and on the sidewalks the crowds savor a late August breeze. The latest incident is shrugged off as worrisome but manageable." And in the DMZ last weekend, the North Koreans offered no resistance when American soldiers went out and chopped down that poplar tree near the Bridge of No Return...
...variety is the spice of repertory life, the Stratford Festival in Ontario is the place to savor it. Crowning this season's six initial offerings are two intrepidly ventured rarities...