Word: simmers
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...Gregory's Girl have been well-received in the United States. His recipe: take a potentially meaty theme, don't overwork it and sour the comedy, add a bunch of offbeat characters and sprinkle in some quirky but subtle sight-gags and one-liners. Gently stir the mixture and simmer over low heat, and serve in a picturesque Scottish background...
...Southwest cuisines, so much in vogue last January, have already begun to pall. As the year ended, lip service was being paid to such buzz words as country, peasant, cuisine bourgeoise and even meat and potatoes. Meanwhile, freshness took on new meaning as lazy cooks opted for unfrozen, simmer-in-bag prepared dishes. And with rabbit the In meat of the year, the most worried of all perhaps is Bugs Bunny, who now faces a fate more dire than any conjured up by Elmer Fudd...
...Washington, as elsewhere, downtown shopkeepers lock their doors and refuse to buzz them in, provoking an agonizing debate about whether such actions are justified. In New York City, conflicted emotions simmer to the surface when the subject turns to Bernhard Goetz and the shots he fired at four young blacks aboard a Manhattan subway train. A nation that would like to believe it can shun stereotypes, that cherishes the ideals of equality and brotherhood, continues to be haunted by the plight of a segment of its citizenry that remains mired in a seemingly intractable dilemma of race and poverty...
...sexual and psychological tension, yet they never allow it to get out of hand. Though such control does keep Dishy from initially conveying an adequate sense of humiliation after losing her virginity, by the time the play climaxes, both she and Norris bring their emotions to a powerful simmer...
...simmer of unrest in China, The simmer of unrest in China, the undersputter, is pervasive. There comes first, when one looks for opposition, the old Red Army. Trained in combat, promoted by victory, its leaders were men of capacity and command. Slowly, so as not to disturb a slumbering volcano, the aging commanders are being urged out. Retirement is greased with comforts: full pay, choice of home anywhere in China, honors and consultancies. The murmur of envy puts it that such retired generals are guaranteed fangzi, chezi, haizi ? quarters at least as good as those they enjoyed as commanding...