Word: singularly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Still, Reynolds' commemoration left Washington, his home town, troubled about television's encompassing view of its own glamour and power. The first act of those who run the singular world of big-time TV was to make the passing of Reynolds a major studio enterprise that, whether intended or not, seemed to be an effort to hype the ratings with pathos and personalities. The memory of Reynolds was programmed for the presidential level. There were requests-almost demands-at the White House within minutes of Reynolds' death that the President issue a statement of personal loss...
Perhaps the most singular element of any country's political character is how the people view the system. In Japan, many seem to feel that politics is a dirty game and that the most effective practitioners may not be the most honest. There is the feeling that a successful politician should be like a creature, as the Japanese saying goes, "capable of drinking both pure and muddy water at the same time...
...summer, in both controversy and success. He has Washington spooked. His supporters point to the surging economy. His adversaries cannot forget the 11 million unemployed and gleefully fan the case of the "pilfered" White House papers. In fact, almost everybody interested in the public business seems to have a singular obsession with this fumbling, amiable, enigmatic exactor...
...chief military deputy, Abu Jihad, an emergency meeting in Damascus of Fatah's 73-member Revolutionary Council failed to resolve the crisis. Though the rebel leaders insisted that they were not trying to topple Arafat, they demanded several reforms, including an end to Arafat's "singular rule." They also proposed that an emergency committee be formed to take over Fatah's leadership until a general congress could be held. The council turned down these demands but promised to set up a special court to examine cases involving neglect of duty. In a rhetorical concession to the rebels...
...porn tapes, the next she is trying to catch falling snowflakes on her tongue. Michael Leeson, who wrote scripts for the TV series Taxi, uses that show's mixture of urban gallantry and paranoia in his first feature. He has given Williams his best chance to vent his singular, hysterical style in a movie and provided Matthau, stooped and shuffling under the burden of his sanity, with his richest part in years. The film's moral is spoken by Donald's fiancée. Eyeing the arsenal that Donald thinks he needs to walk tall, she protests...