Word: suddenly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Chris Lappin tipped a shot that deflected off N.U. goalie Rich Burchill with 4:41 left in the sudden death period to lift the Terriers to their sixth appearance in the title game since...
...sudden sense of vacancy, of eternity, in Robert Kennedy's eyes on the floor of the Los Angeles hotel pantry. That vacancy, almost exactly halfway through the year, seemed to break the year's back. Nothing good, one thought, could happen after that...
Speedy action by Suarez and the firmness of police cooled Miami's immediate crisis. But more fundamental steps are necessary to help the city cope with the sudden inundation by Nicaraguan refugees while providing its alienated black citizenry with a greater stake in economic opportunity and political power. Unless action is taken soon, it may be only a matter of time before Miami's melting pot blows its lid again...
...cast is equally fine, notably S. Epatha Merkerson as Berniece and Lou Myers as the dissolute uncle Wining Boy, who leads family members in musical interludes that include a haunting, African-influenced chant. Director Lloyd Richards needs to tinker with the ending, a sort of exorcism in which a sudden shift from farce to horror does not quite work. But already the musical instrument of the title is the most potent symbol in American drama since Laura Wingfield's glass menagerie...
...move that has rocked city politics most strongly is Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci's sudden decision to retire from the council and run for School Committee...