Word: sweeting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Zest for Buffoonery. James Goldman's sweet-spirited script owes much to his previous The Lion in Winter, although Robin and Marian lacks the lofty airs that marred its predecessor. Marian has taken the veil, but presides over a tiny abbey with worldly animation. She swears with precision and puts up a heated battle when Robin insists on saving her from the sheriffs clutches. She would as soon go to prison, but she has little choice in the matter. Robin slings her over the back of a horse as if she were a saddlebag...
...journalists regarding Nixon's trip to China [Feb. 16] as a mystery? Nixon will emerge as a lobbyist for China to plug for such things as "most favored nation" status, huge loans and all the other sweet deals that ultimately bilk the U.S. taxpayer...
...funniest show on the tube; the cultural and emotional mishmash of life in our bizarre and beloved America. I am addicted to Mary Hartman just as I am to eavesdropping on conversations in public transportation. Both are biographies of human affectations, human error and the strange sweet tangents of human love. Like the rest of the species, Mary Hartman is lovably low-and respectably high...
...Sino-American relations, which Kissinger did much to restore after a 23-year break, have gone from sweet to sour. Some diplomats insist that Richard Nixon's invitation from Peking was designed not only as an honor for the ex-President but also as a slap at Kissinger for appeasing the Russians...
Whether Bobby Sarnoff was pushed from the job or left on his own, the fact remains that his parting was more than sweet sorrow. TIME has learned that as of Jan. 1, 1976-the day after his resignation took effect-Sarnoff became a consultant to RCA at an annual retainer of $75,000. His new contract runs for ten years. The company's explanation is that Sarnoff s advice is needed by RCA on matters with which he is familiar "by reason of his former employment." The company's gesture seems to be a "golden handshake," a generous...