Word: slicing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...assume grave countenances and huddle aside for a conference with Colbert, Mazarin's aid and confidant. Diagnosis: lung dropsy. Prescription: bleeding and the ingestion of rhubarb and precious stones. The opening sequences of Louis XIV possess all the touches of realism that we have come to expect of contemporary, slice-of-life realism, but it is a realism rendered bizarre by its historical setting. Realism reified, alienated. If the characters believe the witchcraft of the doctors, can we be sure at any moment that we know what they are thinking? Chaos creeps in from the edges of the frame...
...Tuesday's national election has given the Nixon Administration an impressive slice of the Democrats' hegemony in Congress, but the Republicans' surprisingly poor showing in gubernatorial elections has placed in jeopardy their prospects for the Presidential race...
Adapted from A Hall of Mirrors, a slice of underworld life by Novelist Robert Stone, WUSA is a wayward attempt to chart the depredations of right-wing forces in America. The film, produced by Newman, patently reflects the political views held by him and his wife Joanne. Their social awareness is admirable, but it has led their moviemaking astray. As two of the screen's most talented artists, they could have brought strength to Stone's closely stitched characters. Instead, personality and plot are overridden by politics...
Major expenses such as refurbishing the building or purchasing heavy equipment are paid for by a permanent improvement fund. At the end of each fiscal year a slice of any profit goes to that fund, which is controlled by the Graduate Board-elected alumni editors who otherwise have no control over the CRIMSON's actions...
Pedrick first attacked a major problem for both duffers and professionals. Unless the face of the golf club meets the ball absolutely perpendicular to the intended line of flight, the ball will either hook off to one side of the fairway or slice to the other. Sent into a spin by a glancing blow from the club, the ball acts like an airfoil; higher pressure develops on the side spinning in the direction of forward motion and pushes the ball toward the opposite side...