Word: spotlight
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Ultimately, Random House wins no matter what, because it can spin any reaction it gets in order to keep the novels in the spotlight and on the shelves. The company even offers certain deprecating comments on its Web site as evidence of all the controversy it has sparked. Though the New York Times says that "the streets will be littered with lists like this when the millennium comes, and when the millennium goes they will be swept into piles and forgotten," others put a more positive angle on the spats sparked by the list. Alain de Botton says, quite poetically...
...Head of the Charles pushes the sport of rowing from relative anonymity to the spotlight for one short weekend and deservedly so. While the event's commercial nature is in some ways at odds with the spirit of amateurism and selflessness that pervades the discipline, it's only right that rowers get their day in the sun and get to show us the fruit of their exertions. Ultimately, they reveal to us some of the life lessons taught not only by their trade but also by their own example. We are privileged to have them among...
...devote much stage time to more obscure songs, often glossing over crowd requests to play only the singles that received radio play. Two of the most powerful moments occurred when they deviated from the typhoon of pop hits. With just an acoustic guitar, mournful vocals and a single spotlight, Griffin silenced the crowd with a beautiful, delicate rendition of "Porcelain." Later, Griffin stopped the concert in order to playfully explain the lyrics of "Happy Day, MeMe", which was inspired by the joy he felt waking up to the still-sleeping face of a loved...
Whether he is ready for it or not, sophomore left tackle Mike Clare may find himself in the spotlight frequently this year. Clare is forced into the nearly impossible task of replacing Matt Birk '98--a sixth round pick of the Minnesota Vikings--at what is probably the most crucial and visible non-skill position on the football field...
...Finneran (D-Mattapan) burst into the spotlight earlier this summer after almost two-thirds of teacher candidates in Massachusetts failed a newly-imposed state certification exam. The results were staggeringly disappointing, to be sure, but the Speaker chose hyperbole over reasoned dismay, proclaiming the test takers "idiots" and their college diplomas worth the same as "a dirty Kleenex lying in the gutter." His comments set the tone for what continues to be an acrimonious and uninformed debate on the need for improvement in our schools...