Word: upbeat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...summing up, Keep the Change is described by McGuane as a "happy superimposition of results on intentions." Loyal readers will find themselves on familiar terrain -- the bone-dry wit, terse dialogue, lyrical descriptions of nature and hovering suggestion of violence are pure McGuane. But the measured tone and relatively upbeat ending of the book are a far cry from the pyrotechnical flash of his earlier works like The Bushwacked Piano or Ninety-Two in the Shade. Not all McGuane fans have stayed for the ride. "There are readers who abandoned me over the feeling that my writing has become relatively...
Both leaders voiced optimism that ongoing arms negotiations could be wrapped up soon--although Gorbachev sounded slightly more upbeat...
Sachs described Frank's mood as upbeat going into the hearings. Last week Frank delivered remarks from the House floor for the first time since August, when the Gobie story broke. Frank addressed House members on a Republican budget amendment. That he was asked to speak by members of the Democratic leadership of the House was seen as an indication of his political recovery from the initial allegations and admissions about his conduct...
...Media Research, the television ratings service, to verify their claims. Advertising dollars aimed at Hispanics peaked at $550 million last year, according to Hispanic Business, a fraction of the national total of $125 billion. "We are nowhere," admits Telemundo president Henry Silverman. But Imagen's Casiano is decidedly more upbeat: "The numbers show tremendous potential for growth." In other words, there is nowhere...
...release, Rei Momo, doesn't knock you to your knees, it will definitely leave you wondering how the drummer didn't pass out from sheer exhaustion. An inspired combination of South American salsa and merengue styles, country and western twangs and violin concertos, Rei Momo has an almost thoroughly upbeat effect that is certain to make you dream of spending next year's Carnival in Brazil...