Word: sentimentals
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...time of Fundamentalist Christians--as it watched Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. Both movies were appealing to what might be called their cultural bases. They weren't designed to persuade. They were designed to rally the faithful, to use the power of imagery to evoke gut sentiment, to rouse the already committed to various forms of hatred or adoration...
...their noxious emissions. Under the scheme, the biggest 4x4 would be subject to a surcharge as high as €3,500, while purchasers of small, clean cars would receive a rebate. The plan is controversial in the French government and still needs final approval. But it reflects growing official sentiment against SUVs, which account for about 5% of car sales in France. Last month, Paris city council voted in principle to outlaw 4x4s in the capital, a symbolic move rather than a real ban. The French 4x4 Federation complains that the measures are an attempt to turn SUVs into "scapegoats...
Adams agreed with the sentiment but did not think the recommendation was feasible. Congress at that time was in no mood to spend money for a fleet. Jefferson, however, never let the subject drop. In 1787 he approached Jones, who was down on his luck in Paris, out of work and having woman troubles as usual. Would Jones be interested in a job offer from Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, who Jefferson happened to know was looking for an admiral? That admiral's task would be to clear out the Turkish fleet from the Black Sea, on Russia...
...unlike the Crimson’s last loss—to Wisconsin at the 2002 Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) Sprints—contentment, and not disappointment, was the overwhelming sentiment heading into this weekend’s Henley Royal Regatta...
...already in Iraq. But last week the President stood firm, telling South Koreans that "terrorism must not achieve its goal." Washington, which needs all the support it can get in Iraq, praised Roh's tough-guy stance, relieved that for once he hadn't played to the anti-American sentiment of his young, left-leaning voter base. Even the conservative Chosun Ilbo daily, usually one of his harshest critics, praised Roh's "firm will." Says Lee Chung Hee, an expert on Korean politics at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul: "Roh showed he can be a quick and decisive...