Word: thanklessness
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...would have to change my statement of some 18 months ago that Nixon might well be the best President the U.S. ever had. You probably never thought you would write an editorial. Yet Nixon, by his actions, has finally "brought us together." Congratulations on your acceptance of a thankless yet vital task: speaking out in defense of basic American principles of government by law, not by the lawless...
...classical treason and Aaron Burr's sinister plotting are as integral a part of American tradition as Nathan Hale's martyrdom or Benjamin Franklin's diplomacy. Arnold and Burr are the flip side of the historical coin, and to try to turn either into a hero seems a thankless task...
...movie does have some casual charms: a good, rugged sense of Western landscape by Director Sarafian and a rather fetching performance by Sarah Miles, less mannered than her recent appearance in The Hireling (TIME, July 9). Burt Reynolds is best of all. His is a silly, thankless part, but he plays it smoothly, with a strong undercurrent of ironic humor. He is a deft and winning actor, and it would be good to see him again in something like Deliverance, in a part that challenged his abilities rather than pampered them...
...game plan had gone perfectly. USU's impregnable front line had defended Whittier with pugnacious and unbudging loyalty, bringing USU two titles in four years. Week after week the unsung pugilists of the offensive line did the thankless dirty work in that no-man's land between the lines, and USU won big combining the talents of its crafty quarterback with a cagey and seemingly airtight wall of protection. In 1968 they brought USU its first championship in eight years, edging Minnesota, 43-42, in the frantic November title game, after having squandered a big early lead. Four years later...
...Steiger appear as the opposing patriarchs, Ryan looking stunned, Steiger wallowing in mean ingless excess, a puppet dedicated to self-parody. Jeff Bridges, as a sensitive son, is decent enough- a triumph under the circumstances-and a newcomer named Season Hubley is something more than that. In the thankless role of a teen-age girl who is spirited off by the Steiger clan, she is fresh, sexy and very sprightly...