Word: strains
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...green syllabus because, as Alex Haley might point out, of its roots. Like tumescent udders (ech!) Mel Brooks's toors hang, full of borscht and seltzer while the crazed milkmaids Mostel, Wilder, Dick Shawn and Kenneth Mars squeeze and squeeze and squeeze. So much of the American comic strain flows through this film that it makes a pallid commentary like Bob Fosse's Lenny a misrepresentation. That movie tried to deal with other, broader things, not what Lenny lived for; this does. The Producers lets an audience know the wild juices that flow when a comedian works--it's like...
...fighter sat in semidarkness, talking in an urgent whisper. When you sit with Muhammad Ali, he talks in whispers. He knows that when the heavyweight champion speaks softly, you strain to hear...
...federal program is providing two types of vaccine: monovalent, which offers protection only against swine flu, and bivalent, which also contains vaccine against last year's prevailing A/Victoria influenza strain. Because the virus used in producing the vaccine is cultured in eggs, the shots should not be taken by those who are severely allergic to eggs. The current recommendations of federal health officials...
...those 65 years and older or chronically ill, who could be hardest hit by any epidemic-bivalent shots. The officials are also advising (but not providing) a shot against an older flu strain. Hong Kong B, which could also reappear in the coming weeks...
...unknown a year ago-who has no national record at all. Ford is not a dynamic President. He is sound, solid and steady-a known quantity. If his caution prevents him from providing exciting leadership, it also minimizes the risks. His composure is unlikely to crack under the strain of crisis. Ford was notably relaxed while handling the celebrated Mayaguez affair. "We've got a little crisis," he said casually to some visitors in the Oval Office. "I don't know why it is, but these crises always seem to occur on Monday...