Word: swallow
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...people in this work do not bemoan their pathetic fates; they swallow the never-ending bits of bad news and go on, only to be rewarded sporadically with tiny, almost imperceptible, triumphs. The largest of these victories over rotten circumstances belongs to the shy daughter. Tillie, who successfully mounts a science fair project dealing with the effects of radiation on the growth of marigolds. It is as small an event as Laura's dance with the Gentleman Caller in the Williams prototype and just as affecting. Craftily enough Zindel goes on to turn this rinky-dink science fair exhibit into...
Though children are reluctant to swallow the solution, it has proved astoundingly effective with adults. Tested on more than 4,000 cholera victims in both Dacca and rural areas, it has proved as effective as intravenous treatment in curbing cholera mortality. Equally important in a country where the average per capita income is only $50 a year, it has sharply reduced the price of treatment. The cost of intravenous treatmen for cholera is about 200 rupees, or $42 Enough oral solution to cure the average victim costs only three rupees...
Administration policy framers are still undecided. Proposing a tax cut would force the President to swallow some of the cheery rhetoric of his budget and economic messages. He would probably have to accept a full employment deficit in the budget-which he said the Government should tolerate only in times of emergency. On the other hand, the latest cost of living figures might lead policymakers to think that they could stimulate business without risking much extra inflation. Consumer prices in February rose at an annual rate of 2.4%, down from 3.6% in January; the rise was the smallest since last...
...pathos was at times self-pitying and sentimental: the tragedy that such emotions are inherent in a situation which equates discipline with human mechanization. Jones swung wildly, taking on the military as he vanguard of a new technological state: but his authority of time and setting made one swallow his statements, and swallow them hard. History has vindicated his peachiness...
...quite full people. Yet the play achieves, in its twenty five-minute span, a distinctly Pinter effect. Larry Bryggman as Bates, the older of the two, creates an authentic character, a reserved man who just doesn't understand. William Young as Rumsey, the more flamboyant, has a tendency to swallow syllables in his brogue, but is convincing nonetheless. Roberta Collinge as Ellen handles her role well, running the gamut from ingenue to bitch as the relationships break down...