Word: vacuumed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...suddenly? Would Empress Farah, who has been designated regent for Crown Prince Reza, 14, be able to carry on the great projects now under way? Is the Shah's imposing military buildup a deterrent against war or a provocation? The Shah has not only filled the power vacuum that existed in the gulf after the British left but has shown an interest in establishing a strong naval presence in the Indian Ocean. Inevitably, such a move would increase the fears of Iran's neighbors about the Shah's geopolitical ambitions. Will the people and, above...
During the afternoon, gardeners were still dumping topsoil. The whine of vacuum cleaners sounded in the foyer. Along the lobby, leatherette ottomans were being bounced into place to the cacophonous accompaniment of electric drills. "We have only five hours to go," said President Donald L. Engle of the Minnesota Orchestral Association, surveying the mess. "But I tell you this-we'll be ready...
...like just another spoofy heist picture takes on a wayward comic life that is about as refreshing as any adventure movie around these days. The grand plan calls for the orchestration of such oddly diverse elements as hand-painted cockroaches, an enormous piece of chocolate cake and a giant vacuum cleaner. Better still, it requires Grodin to convert himself from a chronically depressed victim into a man of action. That development-as his voice-over narration, rather like a rehearsal for a Woody Allen monologue, makes clear-does nothing to alleviate his deep existential dread. "She is a very good...
...roles include the Americanization of European literature begun notably by James, Eliot and Pound, the loss of literary identity England suffered between the wars, and the effects upon literature of the decline of each culture over the past few decades. Spender examines literary influences and changes almost in a vacuum, with surprisingly little reference to the parallel economic, industrial and social transitions taking place in each country. Perhaps his evasion of this material is a blessing, for when he attempts to analyze American society, he inevitably stumbles. In his criticism of American vulgarity--which he seems to find epitomized...
Chou's illness probably brought about this apparent political ceasefire. With Chou weakened-he was recently reported by Nigerian Chief of State Yakubu Gowon to be recovering from surgery-Mao has mediated among the factions striving to move into the post-Chou vacuum, diffusing power among the rehabilitated party bureaucrats, Madame Mao and Wang Hung-wen. In what appears to be a final, desperate effort to pave the way for his succession, Mao seems to be pushing hard for a collective leadership dominated by the regular Communist Party...