Word: speaking
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
November brings Oliver and Company, a dog-and-cat, Oliver Twist-inspired musical set in New York City. The animals speak with the voices of such stars as Billy Joel, who plays a jivy artful dodger (sample line: "Consider it a free lesson in street savoir faire from New York's coolest quadruped"), and Cheech Marin, who plays a Chihuahua named Tito. Says George Scribner, the film's director: "We don't write down to children. They're generally way ahead...
Consider these assertions: for centuries "sexist attitudes" have tainted Roman Catholicism. Even today some priests "assume they have the right to dominate women." Nuns feel "alienated"; lesbians speak of the "pain of exclusion." Women are "underrepresented or not represented at all" in church administration. A "significant number" are convinced that becoming priests will be the "only way to attain full participation." Many Catholic women feel that the official teaching against artificial birth control is "oppressive." Some are upset that "the dialogue about abortion appears to be closed...
...against drug and alcohol dependency. How can we tell our children to say no to drugs when we have an Administration that paid $200,000 a year to a drug- peddling dictator from Panama?" Gore's commercials, made by the veteran video warrior David Garth, emphasize that he may speak softly but he carries a big stick. Standing in front of an outdoor basketball court, Gore asserts, "We need a President who's not just going to talk tough, but who's willing to show some strength. And if that means . . . using the military to help stop drugs...
...Arabs say you're not willing to speak about giving up any part of the occupied territories...
...speak about giving up land? Why these formulas? I say let us negotiate without any preconditions. Where is it written that Israel has to give up everything? It's a very small country...