Word: temperance
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Still, there are moments when Bancroft breaks through. They are fleeting, almost incidental, but when they come upon us, they are a melancholy reminder of what we are all missing. Most memorably there is the instant when the wife first realizes that her husband is moving beyond ill temper into breakdown. "Oh God, Mel," she says, "I'm so sorry," comforting him in a rush of feeling that is the truest thing in the movie. ∙Jay Cocks
That pessimistic picture was drawn from the latest TIME Soundings, a quarterly survey of the mood, temper and outlook of Americans. Soundings consists of a series of political and social indicators that were developed for TIME by Yankelovich, Skelly & White, Inc., the New York-based public opinion research firm. The most recent results were based on telephone interviews conducted in late January, tabulated and analyzed in February, with a representative sample of 1,046 Americans of voting age. Results for each individual survey have an error factor of plus or minus 3%; in estimating trends from one quarter to another...
...says Team Captain Unseld, "is our desire to win for the coach." Says Hayes: "He brought us a championship attitude. He's not a yelling, screaming kind of coach." Not that Jones is incapable of venting his wrath when the Bullets misfire. Says Unseld: "He can lose his temper and look at you, and you want to get right...
Unfortunately for the rest of the league, the Bullets have given Jones few opportunities to show that temper. At this point, they rate as co-favorites with the defending champion Celtics to win the N.B.A. title, and all the signs are propitious. A recent home game marked the reappearance of Dancing Harry, a high-stepping fan who is a master at putting the funky hex on opponents. Harry abandoned the Bullets four seasons ago and began to prance for the Knicks. New York won the championship a year later. Last season Harry cast his shimmying spells for the New York...
...impart a subtle tension (and an air of elegant craftsmanship) above and beyond the call of television duty. Indeed, all three conspire to make Costigan seem a much wittier writer than he is. Olivier can get laughs by snuffling or shuffling the papers on his desk. Hepburn in a temper, or just making an entrance or exit, remains, as always, a great theatrical occasion...