Word: strength
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...strength of the book are Updike's wit, the warmth of his writing and his wonderful, if not quite magical eye for imagery. These qualities combine to make a pleasant but still not satisfactory slightly longer that the taste of its gifts...
little is more precious in an affair for a man than being welcomed into a house he has done nothing to support, or more...her house his, on the strength of his cock alone, his cock and company...no buying you with mortgage payments. No blackmailing you with shared children, but welcomed simply, into the walls of you yourself, an admission dignified by freedom and equality...
Geraldine Page excels as the mother of a crooked cop who accidently dies, while Charlie and Paulie are robbing the safe. In her cameo-role, Page reveals the strength behind her character's alcoholic, chain-smoking passivity. And as Charlie's aerobic-dancing girl-friend Diane. Daryl Hannah proves her ability as a serious actress. She poignantly leaves Charlie, because she realizes he will always be "just one inch away from being honest." Diane refuses to compromise her values, despite her love for Charlie, and we feel her pain as she discovers that Charlie loves Paulie more than...
...problem in defense debates is accurately assessing the strength of Soviet and U.S. forces. According to an article published by the Arms Control Association, a private group in Washington, new Pentagon estimates show that the U.S.S.R. leads the U.S. in nuclear warheads by 34,000 to 26,000. It has long been an assumption of both hawks and doves that even though the Soviets had more land-based missiles, the U.S. led in numbers of warheads. Another report, by outgoing NATO Secretary-General Joseph Luns, revised downward the count of Soviet-bloc divisions ready to fight in Europe from...
...under control of the army. Indian Airlines, the country's domestic carrier, resumed its flights to Amritsar, and buses were running again in most districts. But even as the Sikh heartland returned to a semblance of normality, government officials emphasized that the army would remain in Amritsar in strength for at least two months, and perhaps much longer...