Word: tended
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Little more is known about creative people. They tend to be independent and often span several fields. They are challenged by irregularity and can tolerate perplexity. But ultimately--beyond having the fresh eye and the curious mind--the creative person must be courageous. He must be unafraid to take what Calvin calls "the step beyond...
...researchers recommend that the revenue raised from the tax be given back to residents living near the plants. Wilson said such a plan would be progressive because poorer people tend to live in areas with high rates of pollution...
...Page Sharp stresses the risks inherent in executive-level positions. "If you want security," he argues, "you choose union jobs. But for bigger jobs and bigger bucks, you've got to be amenable to being wiped out by new management." When presented with such pragmatic arguments, however, juries tend to identify with the employee's predicament rather than with management...
Cronenberg is a genuine writer-director-a man of vivid ideas and images. He can sculpt extravagant premises into scary narratives; he can clothe his plots in sinuous camera movements and dynamite film tricks. What he cannot do is write or direct convincing dialogue. Sophisticated actors tend to sound silly when they deliver his messages: in Scanners, Hero Stephen Lack is too hammy, Evil Genius Patrick McGoohan too wry. But pleas for Old Vic or New Hollywood performances miss the point. If Lack, McGoohan and Heroine Jennifer O'Neill act like mannequins in a punk boutique window, fine...
Diplomatic analysts overestimate the extent of current Venezuelan and Costa Rican commitment to continue to support our current policy in El Salvador. They also tend to minimize the political costs of world reaction to follow any increased deployment of US military personnel or equipment in the area...