Word: valiant
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Carla Giannini led the team with a total of seven baskets, while Betsy Munnell followed with six and Betsy Inskeep with four. Doty Robinson exhibited a valiant effort with five baskets and 13 rebounds. rebounds...
Indira Gandhi's New Congress Party drafted a resolution condemning the bombing: "It is the most horrible tragedy in man's recorded history. A small country whose valiant people desire nothing more than achieving their national identity are being subjected to indiscriminate bombing of the civilian population in a senseless desire to impose the will of an outside power...
...just over one-third of the market, easily outselling the next most popular class, the intermediates, which have just over one-fifth. Some of the fastest sales increases this year have been reported for American Motors' Gremlin (up 40%), the Chevy Nova (up 33%) and the Plymouth Valiant (up 19%). But then the buyers are loading these relatively low-priced cars with expensive options. Ford President Lee lacocca expresses amazement at the number of motorists who purchase Pintos at a base price of about $2,000 and proceed to equip them with stereo systems for $200 each...
While iron-stomached culture hawks might salivate in the presence of such gaudy symbols, it only makes the cast's eternal fight so much more valiant. They have no choices but to flash around their stylized plastic masks and they do so with considerable cleverness. Only John McMartin as Dion Anthony has difficulty finessing his way through the surrealistic script. The New Phoenix's leading lady. Katherine Helmond, does well in the role of Margaret, and Marilyn Sokol is fine as Cybel, although offhand it's difficult to picture how an Earth Mother should be. Best of all is John...
...lead film commentator was Andrew Sarris, who boasted quite a reputation among film school cliques. He was the valiant proponent of auteur criticism (the reviewing wave of the future), banking in movies for their own sake and American ones in particular. The argument for him went this way. Sarris is the only critic to catch every flick in town, and immediately tell you the history behind the credits. He also cares about camera movements. The other critics and reviewers are politicos and literati in disguise...