Word: solely
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Felix tears the soles off shoes, pastes barge glue onto leather, hammers the new sole on and pares away the excess. His head angles forward after a lifetime of looking downward. Without interrupting the rhythm of his work he says, "So what questions do you have?" I ask him to talk about his work...
BayBank, which started soliciting students only four years ago, entered the market with the sole purpose of recruiting long-term customers, according to Jim M. Cosman, president of BayBank Systems credit corp...
Buchanan is unlikely ever to become sole arbiter of a movement as broad as American conservatism. His campaign increasingly resembles that of Jesse Jackson, who launched his 1988 presidential bid as part of his persistent drive to become the single spokesman for African Americans. That effort caught fire and became a full-fledged campaign for a few months. But after he peaked as a candidate, Jackson resumed his old crusade. In the end, Buchanan's campaign may likewise revert from a run at the presidency to his crusade to become Mr. Conservatism...
SIGHT UNSEEN. A trendy artist revisits the woman who first inspired him and tries to steal the sole memento of that time, a portrait of her. Writer Donald Margulies weaves a glittering web of satire about the art scene, the media, the exploitative side of creativity and rueful romance. This off-Broadway succes d'estime has vaulted to a commercial...
...Iron John to shedding their ties and common sense in reckless crusades for adventure. The central character, played by film actor Griffin Dunne, reacts to a busted marriage and a Florida income tax problem by turning to a trio of cliche badass pursuits: cross-country wandering (the show's sole set is a highway), crime (involving, naturally, suitcases of white powder) and moviemaking. Of these, Korder presents the cinema as the most corrupt; it takes an impromptu murder to get the antihero really launched as a mogul...