Word: sullenly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reaction on Capitol Hill was restrained. Congressional critics have been sullen and uneasy about the possibility of becoming involved in a no-win commitment in Central America, but most members are wary of an outright confrontation with the Administration...
...MIDWEEK it was known that Wickenden's midair decision was a happy one Maybe, away from the hustle and bustle of transcripts his mind cleared: maybe he couldn't bear the thought of returning to face a campus of sullen undergraduates, maybe he happened to pick up an airline magazine from the seat pocket, and Brooke's smile warmed his heart. Or he may have thought seriously, and sensibly, about the trap the committee had fallen into...
...MOST STRIKING relationship and the one which forms the core of the novel is the one between Julien, a card player and roguish art dealer who hopes to sell a forged painting on the cruise, and Clarisse, a sullen and withdrawn heiress who is married to Eric, a radical publisher who takes her for granted and treats her like a child...
REACTIONS to Lianna's transformation cover only the extremes. Like her two children, Lianna's friends respond with either sullen avoidance or indifferent acceptance. The college football coach, a friend of Lianna's, does not mind homosexuality in his players as long as it doesn't affect their game. Lianna's female friend Sandy remembers with revulsion the time she held hands with Lianna. A colleague of Dick's, who discovers Lianna's new sexual orientation after she rejects him as a lover, asks no questions and tries to play it extremely cool. None of the characters bring anything...
...article "Prague's Sullen Winter" [Jan. 10] you say "a middle-level executive is responsible for overseeing the production of 2 million tons of canned meat a day." Two million tons is 4 billion lbs. With a global population of 4.585 billion this is almost 1 lb. of meat a day for every person in the world. No wonder the plant cannot meet its quota...