Search Details

Word: superbeings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Some readers may enjoy Thomas Mallon's light tour-guide approach. For those who do not, the book is nevertheless redeemed by its superb selection of diarists from all walks of life. In his extensive reading of the obscure as well as the class.., Mallon has stumbled upon some marvelous passages and some intriguing characters. His book is "populated by writers, dancers, madmen, statesman, lovers, assassins, philosophers, housewives, soldiers, and children"--all in all a rich host o: "selves." It is a pity that they are all sapped and leveled by the author's uninteresting prose. We can only hope...

Author: By Mark Murray, | Title: Intimate Writings | 5/1/1985 | See Source »

Larry Scott was superb at first singles spot. The junior co-captain slammed Scott Staniar 6-0, 6-0 to lead the Crimson onslaught...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Netmen Capture Eighth Straight | 4/22/1985 | See Source »

...pilot, he began flying at 16. As a naval pilot Garn flew transport missions in Viet Nam. All told, he has logged some 10,000 hours of flying time--more than any of NASA's 90 active astronauts except Air Force Colonel Joseph Engle. Garn is also in superb physical condition; he carries a muscular 170 lbs. on his 5-ft. 11-in. frame and has a resting pulse rate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jake Skywalker: A Senator boards the shuttle | 4/22/1985 | See Source »

...infield defense that Wentzell mentioned has been superb all year. With sophomores Lisa Rowning (third base) and Trisha Brown (first base) at the corners, and freshmen Sharon Hayes (shortstop) and Mary Baldauf (second base) up the middle, the quarter is young, but poised...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Infield Leads Youthful Batswomen to 9-4 Mark | 4/20/1985 | See Source »

...Minh City, the authorities have eliminated most of the druggy, decadent excesses, yet the city is still frenetically commercial. At the Cafe Givral, the Rick's Bar of wartime Saigon, a superb French-bread sandwich and cool citron presse are still available. Money changers, prostitutes and all kinds of small-time wheeler-dealers flourish, albeit rather more discreetly than ten years ago. North and South, Coca-Cola is for sale, but the black market stalls of Ho Chi Minh City are packed with foreign goods: Spam and Tang, Zest and Lux, A&W root beer and Del Monte prunes, Remy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Viet Nam: A Pinched and Hermetic Land | 4/15/1985 | See Source »

Previous | 261 | 262 | 263 | 264 | 265 | 266 | 267 | 268 | 269 | 270 | 271 | 272 | 273 | 274 | 275 | 276 | 277 | 278 | 279 | 280 | 281 | Next