Word: sentimentality
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Whether Newman meant the facile sentiment of the ending to be taken at face value remains unclear. There are some unconvincing maudlin touches towards the end of the story--the son sells a story titled "Harry"; and Harry has a tender romance with a zany phrenologist...
Studds swept every single town and city in the district in the past two elections, according to Kendall, and he feels an anti-Republican sentiment in the area will work in Studd's favor...
Mozambique President Samora Machel has long been one of the most implacable foes of South Africa's apartheid system. Returning the sentiment, South African Foreign Minister Roelof ("Pik") Botha has seldom bothered to hide his hostility toward his country's Marxist, black-ruled neighbor. But when both men finally met in Mozambique's capital of Maputo last week, it was to shake hands and talk peace. After eight hours of discussions, negotiating teams for the two sides emerged to announce that they had agreed to sign a joint security pact...
...living in the Irish country side. Luckily for the reader. McGinley is to skillful to allow the incest itself to absorb the story. His matter-of-fact treatment of the details of their love and a well-crafted plot keep the story from being bogged down by free-floating sentiment or shapeless descriptions of characters. McGinley's polse, skill, detachment, and emotional thoroughness make this novel, remote through it is from American experience, an excellent story...
...Crimson poll of two yesterday revealed that the sentiment of this pivotal state is... irritation...