Word: scorns
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stature inevitably made him a lightning rod for Israel's triumphs and tragedies. No Israeli political figure soared to such heights of public esteem as did Dayan in the wake of Israel's blitzkrieg victory in the 1967 Six-Day War-or to such depths of public scorn, as he did after the nearly catastrophic October...
...spit-in-the-face" of obstacles attitude espoused by the residents and their leader has contributed greatly to the success of this community. "I have, despite those turkeys in Washington, just hired two more staff members, and raised salaries," laughs McCue. Regardless of tight purse strings and the scorn and lack of public interest, this TC works towards saving drug addicts--a social service many fail to acknowledge or recognize. At Boston's 350th anniversary celebration last year, throngs watched the fireworks and enjoyed cool refreshment by the Charles. Sixteen tons of ice cream. Good humor--a free gift from...
...government protect us, but that is simply not going to happen in the immediate future. As long as these groups stay within the law--and only if they do so--we see no problem with their existence. Citizens who use the law to protect others deserve encouragement, not unproductive scorn...
...group responded to this apathy by treating their few remaining fans with scorn. In a way, they seemed actually to embrace the notion of their own unpopularity, and they would show up to concerts too drunk to play and Ray or his brother Dave would shout into the microphones "I can't remember the fucking words" to their own songs. Their audiences dwindled and finally, because of their on-stage conduct, they were banned briefly from appearing in the United States...
...theme of the movie. Lumet could have used the disintegration of that bond as an opening for examining the causes of Ciello's behavior. Danny Ciello somehow couldn't fit in. He loved the camaraderie, but something--just what is maddeningly unclear--made him rebel at his fellow detectives scorn for the system. At least partially driven by self-preservation and self-aggrandizement, Ciello is not noble, just understandable. He risks his job and his life to turn on his fellow officers, a move that Treat Williams sensitively portrays as impulsive, with Ciello unaware of his actions' real consequences...