Word: sheering
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...since that first frosty encounter. Last week, as Britain's Prime Minister made her first official visit to the U.S., the two stood side by side on the White House lawn beaming with a newfound, very special relationship. On Carter's part, it was first of all sheer gratitude for the most forthright, unequivocal support he has received from any ally; and in the gloom of a dark December her message rang especially sweet. "At times like this, you are entitled to look to your friends," she roundly declared. "We are your friends. We do support...
Admittedly, modern times are fraught with real hazards, and no sensible person would sniff at prudent precautions. Still, it is hard not to shudder at the sheer volume of disquieting cautions, at the constancy, variety and intensity of the fearful clamor. Indeed, one may reasonably wonder whether the very climate of alarm itself has not become a hazard to health and serenity. Everybody's psyche now takes a drubbing day in and out from the concatenations of danger. An American can scarcely make a move nowadays without being pushed into a state of alert...
Revivalitis is symptomatic of anemic creative initiative, always exempting Harold Prince and Stephen Sondheim. The response of playgoers is credited to nostalgia. Sheer escapism seems more like...
...WINTER'S TALE, one of Shakespeare's last works, is a grab bag of genres. Three acts are tragedy, the fourth is primarily romance with comic undertones and the fifth is sheer fantasy--the statue of King Leontes'supposedly dead wife comes to life on stage. In other words, this is not an easy play to direct...
...language is a rarity. He rules not only the language but the space around him. When he says "stars," the stars twinkle in the ceiling of the Adams House dining hall. Clemenson's acting has no gimmicks and no cliches--his performance is a tour de force of sheer talent and intelligence...