Word: slow
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...also told Congress that he planned to announce some of his choices for Cabinet positions within a couple of weeks. Aware that the talent hunt is beginning to resemble David O. Selznick's search for a Scarlett O'Hara, Carter said: "I'll be a little slow and a little more methodical about the selection of Cabinet members than has been the case in the past." He also said his appointments would be "a good balance of newcomers combined with Washington experience." The one probable appointee whose name trickled out last week belonged unmistakably in the newcomers...
...helps the decadence along. When the thief runs into his family priest during his getaway, one suspects he might repent. No need to, though, because the good curate turns out to be a master crook himself. The hypocrisy of it all sounds funny, but Malle's somber colors and slow pace stop the irony like a wad of lint in our throats. This should be a black humor giggle-fest, but nobody is laughing...
...home outside Albuquerque are floor-to-ceiling windows, and behind these glass panels are walls composed of water-filled 55-gal. steel drums. The drums absorb the sun's heat by day, radiate it at night when the windows are covered by huge clamshell-like shutters to slow cooling. Similar systems work almost as well in colder climates. In Bedford, N.H., Ralph Tyrrell and Holly Anderson share a three-bedroom house that obtains its heat directly from the sun. South-facing windows catch the sun's rays during the day; foot-thick cement walls absorb heat and help...
...form and presence are well exploited here, although modesty at one point combines with technical ineptness to produce an awkward effect. In a dream sequence, Antonelli appears, dressed in a nun's habit of sheerest gossamer, running toward the camera in slow motion. This affords a welcome opportunity to examine the female form in motion, a salutary study quickly spoiled by the sight of gauze, securely fastened by surgical tape, covering the actress's privates. Soft-core security measures such as this may destroy even the most innocent reveries, but conclusively demonstrate that Antonelli, underneath...
...Both teams fast broke us badly," Sanders said. "We must slow down the pace like we did against Syracuse in the first half, but for the entire game...