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Word: shrilled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with the weight they deserve. Chris Keyser fares slightly less well as Henry, probably the most challenging character to convey, with by far the most lines--show-stopping or otherwise--and the most emotional peaks. Often his monologue's become so passionate and vigorous that they border on the shrill, shortchanging the "moments of truth" that must descend on a king who has fought to build a near-imperial England and-now sees his grown sons gathered vulture-like to tear it apart. Amid all the yelling his passions provoke, his sons and enemies fall prey occasionally to the same...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: King of the Forest | 3/23/1982 | See Source »

...unpredictable and dangerous than ever. From all of this, and much more, he has concluded that we have entered two of the most perilous years of modern times and that in this period it is imperative for the U.S. to stay strong. This conviction explains why the President seems shrill about Central America and sometimes nearly fanatical in his refusal to cut defense spending. He believes that America's-and his-credibility, both with adversaries and friends, lies in the extra billions. Those dollars instantly translate in Reagan's mind into helicopters and guns, then into confidence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Needed: Strength and Patience | 3/22/1982 | See Source »

...reaction of Clemson fans to the stories has been as defensive as might be expected, but the shrill response of the school's administrators was unexpected and unseemly. When ABC television followed the Washington Post into the story, educators took off against the messengers. Appearing to be more disturbed by the reporters than the reports, the president of the university, Dr. Bill Lee Atchley, went after ABC harder than anyone at Clemson seemed to be going after the answers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: First Last, but Maybe Not Always | 1/11/1982 | See Source »

...pattern of Red Brigades kidnapings has been to draw out the agonized suspense for governments and the families of victims, often issuing two or three shrill polemical communiques be-:ore setting ransom. One possible demand in the Dozier case: scrapping a plan to install 112 nuclear-tipped American cruise missiles in southern Sicily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: They Are Cowardly Bums | 12/28/1981 | See Source »

...conference started with shrill accusations that the Administration had "rigged" committee assignments to affirm President Reagan's views. Worried about the growing backlash against the White House, President Reagan made an unscheduled appearance to dispel doubts that he was "somehow an enemy of my own generation." The conclave ended Thursday with shouts of protest as 2,266 delegates were compelled to approve or reject a package of 600 often contradictory resolutions with a single yes or no vote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Poorly Off Are the Elderly? | 12/14/1981 | See Source »

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