Word: tone
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...publicity rankles the people at Universal and MCA, its corporate parent. MCA boss Sidney J. Sheinberg, who is concerned by a tone in the press he calls "Hard Copy journalism," claims that the Journal story is "unfair, irresponsible and in a great number of places inaccurate." The film's producer, Charles Gordon, who has spent months undersea and under siege, says the no-toilet story is "insane. We had bathrooms on boats out on the water, two feet away from the trimaran where the scenes were shot. When I read stuff like this, it drives me crazy...
...when an opposing goaltender makes a couple of big saves, Harvard gets deflated instead of working harder to beat the netminder. Two big saves by Dartmouth and a Big Green goal in the first minute-and-a-half set the somber tone for the rest of the game...
...spite of the delicate treatment of the dark side of life, Original Sin is less murky in tone than earlier novels, and as a result, the heavy ending seems a little out of place. What is essentially a mystery acquires a thriller denouement, and Daniel Aaron's awkward character must carry the weight of it. Equally ungainly are a few of the bows to contemporary issues, which James usually handles so well. But this will only become faintly evident after the first shock of the novel's punch fades away. The value of James' efforts on the Pure Novel Scale...
...Tonight's forum is a part of a continuum to encourage dialogue on crucial and difficult issues to Americans of all races," Higginbotham said in a statement that appeared to set the evening's calm tone...
...think our defense is mainly what set the tone last night," said Gettleman (9 points...