Word: spiriting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that were beyond the abilities of the untrained. During the pictorialist phase of their careers, Alvin Langdon Coburn in England and Edward Steichen in the U.S. turned away from mere realism toward a metaphysical art, one of broad hazy forms that hinted at an elusive realm of ideas and spirit...
...like the one Dukakis wore in a TV ad. Next round, he displayed a pair of Heavyhands, the weights Dukakis uses in speed-walking. In the critique sessions afterward, Ailes says, "Darman was great: warm, funny and very sharp." Bush agreed. Despite his earlier doubts about Darman's team spirit, the President-elect told his transition team to forget about a list of prospects for Budget Director; he knew who would serve him best. Darman was delighted. Now he can put off a new version of his book for what he hopes will be many years...
...junior sprinter's enthusiasm for track and her ability to motivate others with her team spirit has made her a leader and a role model on the team...
GOYA AND THE SPIRIT OF ENLIGHTENMENT, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This excellent show rescues the Spanish master from the Romantic shadows of the Goyaesque and presents him as a man immersed in the liberal currents of his time. Through March...
...cruel and sadistic manipulation of vulnerable parts of the human anatomy constitutes physical torture. Mental torture, on the other hand, eats away at the human will, humiliates the spirit and causes eventual submission. The use of the rack during the Spanish Inquisition exemplifies the first type of torture, while political brainwashing is a common example of the latter...