Word: shroud
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While a rather thick shroud hangs over Wetherby--the Yorkshire town as well as the film--Hare unsettles the surface, bringing to light strange events and disturbing dreams from below...
...leader of the Soviet Union is inevitably and rightfully an object of worldwide curiosity. That interest is only increased by the secrecy and mystery that traditionally shroud the Kremlin. In the case of Mikhail Gorbachev, the world's attention is intensified still further because he represents a new generation of Soviet leadership, a new attitude and a new style. But until last week, the General Secretary of the Communist Party had never met with Western journalists for a face-to-face interview. Now he has granted that first interview, a remarkably detailed, frank and far-ranging one, to a group...
...stain the stiff dishonoured shroud...
...outside a student's concentration. These dual exemptions offer the politically minded honors candidate a rewarding exercise in gerrymandering; courses can be juggled to achieve the optimal mix of grades in the various categories. Thus, by employing a simple sleight of hand, the deft senior tutor or undergraduate can shroud sub-standard grades in new-found respectability...
Although a dense shroud of secrecy cloaks most of the Soviet space effort, there have been reliable reports that the program has not always run smoothly...