Word: toning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Instead of emphasizing the role of the leader. Malcolm X emphasized the role of the people themselves, he tried to say what they would have said and in the way they would have said it. It was Malcolm X's idea of Black history and the attractiveness of the tone in which he spoke that drew his constituency and gave his leadership power and influence among the more militant Blacks and those who were members of store-front Negro churches and isolated political organizations. Malcolm X, seeing Black history as a record of conflict between the races, used a dramatic...
During a press conference in Washington later the same day, President Reagan called the proposal something "to be considered," although it "would require consultation with all our allies in NATO." Reagan declared that he would "welcome" a meeting with Andropov, but only after careful preparation. The President's tone contrasted noticeably with the Administration's outright rejection three weeks ago of an Andropov offer to reduce the number of Soviet nuclear missiles aimed at Western Europe, from an estimated 250 to 162, the number that Britain and France now have in their independent nuclear arsenals. At that time...
JOAN MICHELIN SILVER'S Chilly Scenes of Winter is not an exuberant movie. The location is Salt Lake City, and the climate is pure drizzle. The film, however, is more than just a standard outpouring of cosmic angst. The controlled tone, consistently strong acting, and the convincing--at times hilarious--dialogue make for an intelligent, enjoyable movie...
...tone of His Honor's 19-page ruling was almost as undignified as the sex-centered Palm Beach divorce trial over which he presided. After listening for 18 days to conflicting tales of adultery, lesbian trysts, incest and drug use, Florida Circuit Court Judge Carl Harper, 55, ruled on the demands by Roxanne Pulitzer, 31, that her husband Peter Pulitzer, 52, pay her a reported $144,000 a year in alimony and child support, give her their $1.5 million estate and custody of their five-year-old twins, Mack and Zack. Terming the demands exorbitant, Harper said they reminded...
...most successful ads seem to indicate a quivering sensibility or a rakish, humorous personality, perhaps with a naughty hint of "life in the fast lane." The New York Review of Books often features a mock high-cultural tone ("Man who is a serious novel would like to hear from a woman who is a poem"). Sincere is the lowest-ranking adjective, says Sherri Foxman, author of a new book on the subject, Classified Love. "If you write 'Sincerewoman seeking sincere man,' you're going to get 25 boring letters." Since standards of accuracy are not always rigorous...