Word: toning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...think it was a very good tournament for us," Harvard Coach Ed Krass said. "The tournament sets a real good tone for the rest of our fall season. We outpointed Tenneesse unofficially, and we held our own with Kentucky...
...often, it seems, the substance of what the candidates are saying gets ignored, while the one-liners, makeup, tone, self-assurance and gaffes of each of the candidates inevitably determine the outcome. In other words, the one with the best sound bites "wins...
Perhaps Updike attracts more serious appelations because his tone is often so harsh, his attitude so scornful of those he writes about. But Tyler's unrelenting compassion for her characters is intense but not maudlin. We should not mistake her sweetness for light...
...first one is astonished and dismayed by his disregard for the convention of chronological recall. For Bergman's films, no matter how deeply they plunge into the dank depths of his characters, have always been severely, intricately logical in structure and cool, almost objective, in tone. But one comes to see that this is the most profound point of this ruthless book. What Bergman is saying is that however acutely his art reflected his sense of life, it was much more important to him as a refuge from life. It was the place where he could at least briefly impose...
...unfortunately for Tinker and his backers at Gannett, jaunty stories that reek of the Time-Life Home Improvement series simply won't cut it. The uncritical tone of the program, reminiscent of banal public service spots, is going to make increasingly savvy viewers rush for their dials...