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...BOTTOM LINE: Despite Secrest's sometimes trite prose, Wright's rich life makes compelling reading...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Master Of All He Surveyed | 10/5/1992 | See Source »

...just a few days, U.C. representative campaigns begin. Students can probably expect the usual. Kinko's wide range of neon colors will brighten the campus, featuring bad top-ten lists and trite, self-serving words like "commitment," "dedication" and "experience...

Author: By Adam D. Taxin, | Title: Taking the Council Seriously? | 10/2/1992 | See Source »

...such a tragic question to have to ask, and I don't know how to answer it so that it doesn't sound trite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Just Don't Want to Go: MARGARETHE CAMMERMEYER | 7/6/1992 | See Source »

...Call it trite--that old "American Dream" of rags to riches, which (like most political ideals) was probably always more of a dream than a reality. Though the cliche may not accurately describe the workings of America's economy, it embodies certain democratic values--like the openness of the political system to all worthy individuals regardless of their class background--values which are so engrained in the American character that every candidate still feels obliged to pay lip service to them even when they are less of a reality than ever...

Author: By Jendi B. Reiter, | Title: Substance Over Style | 3/30/1992 | See Source »

...valuable opportunity to preview their new long program, an intricate dance choreographed by Dean and set to music from West Side Story. A routine that relies on such familiar strains is unlikely to meet with the resistance Reflections did. But this time the Duchesnays risk the unthinkable: appearing trite. "With West Side Story, it's twice as hard to come up with something that will impress people," admits Isabelle. "We're trying to show people that even with the old stuff, you can turn it around and do something else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1992 Winter Olympics: Fire On Ice | 2/10/1992 | See Source »

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