Word: speakes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this discovery was listening to a former presidential candidate, ex-Delaware Governor Pierre (Pete) DuPont. Although I am a registered Independent, I volunteered at the New Orleans convention, and there became acquainted with DuPont's positions by reading about him and listening to him speak...
...streetcorner Bible thumper, also played by Waits; another shifts between Waits singing on stage, and, as Frank, mouthing the same song on the roof of a building, as if the hard-luck lyrics were straight reportage of what's below him. Because there's no plot or dialogue to speak of, almost everything is conveyed by symbol--the three characters, the handheld lamp which focuses the audience's attention on his face, the bathtub that Frank sings in at the movie's end, in his only onstage appearance...
...going to have some Soviet specialist--from their arms control team--come and speak," Campbell said...
...William Garman, 51, contracted Lou Gehrig's disease in 1982 and within two years was paralyzed, unable to speak or write. Then, last summer, a group of Westinghouse engineers outfitted Garman with an infrared sensor that moves a computer screen's cursor in response to his blinking. For the first time since his illness struck, Garman has been able to communicate with family and friends. His first words, painstakingly spelled out one letter at a time...
...accused quite naturally begins to keep low, talk softly, try not to call much attention to himself. And if the accused does decide to speak out, he affects an odd imitation of his accuser's voice. He begins to love the flag all the more, he may even ride around in a United States Army tank in front of television cameras...