Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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MARIO CUOMO (5-8). The early front runner ran a rough race on muddy New York home track. Name recognition high; lots of smart money behind...
Bates' performance is simply spectacular. She can accelerate from simpering girlishness to looming monstrosity with head-spinning -- possibly Oscar- winning -- speed. Caan partners her with edgy smarts, and their deadly game does something more than pit temporary weakness against sociopathic passion. It also places ironic literary intelligence in conflict with the whacked-out innocence of fandom, and has a smart subtext of class warfare about it too. The actors are supported by the best kind of writerly craft and directorial technique, the kind that refuses to call attention to itself, never gets caught straining for scares or laughs. Popular moviemaking...
However the next six weeks play out, the Administration's real nightmare is that Saddam will get "too smart," in the words of a senior U.S. official. "If we get down to the war wire, what if Saddam pulls out from most but not all of Kuwait's territory? We and everyone else say that that would be an unacceptable outcome, that it would be a victory for Saddam. Well, it's not so clear...
...that also featured Francois Mitterrand and George Bush. "They say that Mitterrand has 100 lovers. One has AIDS, but he doesn't know which one," Gorbachev said. "Bush has 100 bodyguards. One is a terrorist, but he doesn't know which one. Gorbachev has 100 economic advisers. One is smart, but he doesn't know which...
Most of all, remember that skiing is a great sport and can offer many social, athletic and if you like, competitive opportunities. If you tackle it the right way, well-prepared, smart and safe, it'll be a great experience. The only problem you may face is that you'll never want to stop...