Word: understatedness
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Because Wallenberg believes that the good news in America has been so consistently understated, he overstales his case. He is not trying to be fair, he is trying to be remedial, by examining thal part of the glass that is full, rather than the portion that is empty. It is...
Typified by the understated eloquence of South Carolina's gentle James Mann, the remarkable House Judiciary Committee last week completed its unwanted task of bringing Richard Nixon to public account for grave violations of his oath of office and injury to the U.S. Constitution. Through two more days of...
Originally written for a repertory company, the Group Theater, the play showcases fully seven principal characters, all crucial to its tightly woven underlying themes. With professional case and engaging vigour, the accomplished cast brings life to every member of this large group of stock figures with their funny and sad...
The understated effort was enough for Oregon's unpredictable voters, who appeared to be in a particularly ornery mood this spring. In a state known for its enthusiastic acceptance of progressive politics, the primary produced a number of unexpected results. They suggested that Morse was aided by a feeling...
Perhaps because he has had so much experience packing duffel bags, Bunting gets a great deal into fewer than 250 pages. He has an old-fashioned social novelist's knack of sketching characters and setting scenes. But he also puts a fresh wrinkle in the old tale of a...