Word: toning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...films that record what went on in the beginning-if they are ever made-will be altogether different in look and tone from the existing trilogy, says Lucas. They will be more melodramatic, showing the political intrigue and Machiavellian plotting that led to the downfall of the once noble Republic. They will have only enough outward action to keep the plot moving. Obi-Wan Kenobi, the elderly Jedi who was played by Alec Guinness in the Star Wars series, and Darth Vader will be seen as younger men, while Luke Skywalker may make a brief appearance as a baby...
...tone in which Democrats in Congress accuse Reagan of dishonesty in his Central America policies has lately been rising. The latest of accusations charges that he is violating the Boland Amendment, a law banning use of U.S. funds to overthrow the Nicaraguan government. "There are certainly a number of ways to interdict arms," dryly observed a House Intelligence Committee report last Friday, "but developing a sizable military force and deploying it in Nicaragua is one which strains credibility as an operation only to interdict arms...
Narcoleptics go into REM sleep the stage of sleep during which dreams occur much sooner than normal patients, and more often during the night. There is also another form of the disorder known as cataplexy, in which the victim loses muscle tone and control of the body when experiencing strong emotions, such as excitement or anger. Stakes tells of one patient who, when he tried to punish his children by whipping them was unable to do so because when he tried to remove his belt he became "very limp and weak...
...tone of the Chicago meeting was set during debate on the first of 478 proposed amendments. The bishops overwhelmingly revived the call for a halt in the spread of nuclear arms. In effect they were endorsing the nuclear-freeze resolution. But they added a waffling footnote stating they had no wish "to be identified with a specific political initiative...
University officials are instrumental in creating atmosphere, depending on the tone they set when dealing with a whole variety of issues racial tensions can abound or dissipate. Unfortunately, the University is perceived as patronizing or ignoring Blacks in their quest for social acceptance. The University's refusal to divest itself of stock in companies operating in South Africa, despite mushrooming resentment among students both Black and white, seems pointedly insensitive. Dean of Freshmen Henry C. Moses' refusal to organize an officially recognized Third World orientation during Freshman Week has aroused considerable wrath among numerous minority groups...