Word: spans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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This never used to be a big game. In fact, from 1960 to 1973 this never used to be much a game at all. Fourteen times Harvard and Brown squared off on the gridiron during that span, and on 13 of those occasions the Crimson triumphed...
...heartbeat of the victim. In so doing, however, Brooks traps himself in to the quandary of suddenly thrusting the murderer into the narrative without any kind of introduction. A vagrant cowboy type appears out of nowhere, picks up Theresa at Goodbar's and slays her--all within the brief span of a few minutes, asking the viewer to bite off far more than he can be expected to chew. All of which suggests a film that the director suddenly became bored with, a feeling that most audiences of Looking for Mr. Goodbar will find very easy to share...
...woodpile, satirizes the theme by assuming the very worst of the American people and braying at them. About the gentlest outcome one can wish for is that the public gets bored, thus proving that for all Billy's low judgment of the folks, he has overestimated their attention span. In the absence of such popular fickleness, the President and his brother should try to reach some understanding. "Shut up, Billy," might be a useful presidential message. - Lance Morrow
While Fast's primary goal in writing the trilogy may not be mercenary, it still seems ambitious. He recalls, "I set out five years ago to lay out a book that would span the entire recent life of California and also be some sort of a history of our time. I've always wanted to write a history of what I've lived through but I'm not an historian, and I thought the best way to do it would be through a novel...
From there, the story has been one of success. Herold has registered 50 saves in the four games since Columbia, allowing but four goals in that span. Best of all, he seems to have developed enough confidence to overcome his only earlier weakness--hanging back in one-on-one situations...