Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...matches the furniture-- his characters say things like "Mercy!" and "Drat!." Gorey's nonsense verse is the direct descendant of Edward Lear's and Lewis Carroll's, and, as it would be impossible to transplant Lear or Carroll to another era, Gorey inherits their Victorian world along with their spirit...
...students at Harvard--and even to the author himself--the arguments at the core of For Common Things lend support to local community efforts like the living wage campaign. These projects are "earnest," "responsible" and "honest"--a direct affront to the ironic spirit...
...McLoughlin tries to navigate Manchester's streets in his maroon Dodge Spirit, passing white steeple churches along with "Dickieboy Subs," he and his fellow passengers talk about why they are sacrificing their Saturdays for Bill Bradley...
...strong settlement for our employees," said President Neil L. Rudenstine in a statement. "...The Union and our staff deserve a great deal of credit for the creativity, thoroughness and constructive spirit they have shown throughout this process...
...work out. Their efforts are a direct response to Bradley's momentum and money: the former Senator pulled even last week with the Vice President's once invincible fund-raising machine. The Vice President, under assault, has also called for debates. They will be an opportunity "to rekindle the spirit of democracy," he says. It seems as if Al Gore is trying a little big thinking...