Word: sheerness
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...unenthusiastically after finishing his education at Oxford. Billing his proselytizing parents as "kings of the Catholic world from John o' Groats to Borneo," Sheed asserts they stirred up the forces that "would change the face of American Catholicism." But he never makes quite clear how; perhaps it was by sheer exuberance. In any case, the winds of change from Vatican II blew right past them, dislodging their son and most Catholics of his generation from the absolute haven the church had provided for Frank and Maisie...
...sheer volume of words, Mike Greenly is far ahead of the pack. He started his career as a computer journalist by sending in breathless behind-the-scenes reports from major trade gatherings like Comdex and the Consumer Electronics Show. Spurred by instant feedback from other networkers, he broadened the scope of his reporting to cover the national political conventions last year and the presidential Inauguration last January, where he posed as a correspondent for a fictitious news service. In May he started a series of interviews with people touched by the AIDS panic, taking his readers into hospitals, bathhouses...
With the exception of the 1978 conclaves that elected Pope John Paul II and his short-lived predecessor, John Paul I, no meeting in Rome since Vatican II has provoked as much advance speculation as this synod. One reason is sheer mystery; its agenda is wide open, and no one knows what will happen. Beyond that, many liberals fear that the synod may be part of John Paul's ongoing campaign to enforce discipline and theological orthodoxy. Conversely, some conservatives look to the synod as an opportunity to act against what they see as near heretical aberrations that have sprung...
...stage as the exasperated mother futilely tried to control her children amid the chaos, eventually succumbing to being undressed by her children. In fact, by the end of the composition, all 4 dancers had managed to somehow find a reason to strip down to their stage underwear and sheer tops. Although not the most technically impressive piece of the night, “Family Games” certainly delivered the most provoking presentation...
...individuals, communities, or societies, we must necessarily wrestle with issues of sex and sexuality, concepts of masculinity, women’s empowerment, and the relationship between race and moral worth. But these are, of course, some of the more obvious issues at hand. By virtue of the sheer magnitude of the death and disorder directly caused by HIV/AIDS, I also think that it will eventually force us, whether we want to or not, to rethink the role of religion and religious institutions, the tension between profit and morality in an era defined by global capitalism, and the impact that...