Word: snideness
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When the members of the class of '01 were asked about the Harvard athletic program, most responded with a snide smile or just plain outright laughter...
...scenes in the White House are just as comical, with staffers and military officers constantly running around as Close battles it out with the Defense Secretary over who has top say in this situation. It takes the Attorney General, various snide remarks, and a final moment-of-conscience from the V.P. herself for her to decide that Marshall is still in control. Close also has a great moment when she's able to shut up an entire press conference: leaving reporters with nothing to say is no small feat...
...deux in the lake scene, and it was for Bourne the biggest challenge. Not wanting to alienate some members of his audience by making it homosexual, he turned it into a dance for man and bird. The device works, but that won't completely eliminate the snide remarks about guys on pointe. Even so, this version soars on the surprise and exhilaration it engenders, and has received the recognition of last year's Olivier Award...
...agreed to work on because of his admiration for George Lucas, eclipsed the rest of his long and distinguished career. Indeed, in his 1985 autobiography Blessings in Disguise, written some eight years after the first part of the Trilogy, Guinness mentions Star Wars only once (that once is a snide comment about how much money it earned him). The conclusion seemed unavoidable: Obi-Wan was whining. My friend added with a devious chuckle, "I liked him better when he was dead...
...such as the Justice Department's incriminating report. Furthermore, even his analysis of the recorded comments of Texaco's executives is a whitewash. The executive who referred to blacks as "black jelly beans" had indeed picked up this terminology from a black diversity instructor. However, his comment was a snide claim that Texaco's "black jelly beans" seemed to be stuck to the bottom of the bag--hardly as innocent as Leo implies...