Word: waywardly
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...tact. The man who made New York City into a playground of straw men so that a pimp and a hustler could look like folk heroes here presents the first sequences which portray homosexuality and Jewish ethnicity without smirking at their subjects. Some affectation is still present: a wayward bedside TV set, which brings back bad memories of Sylvia Miles'; a sinuous pan up Elkin's body as seen by Alex through a shower curtain; postured bit-playing by effete types at Hirsh's house. For the most part, however, Schlesinger has not overpowered his script, but served it. With...
...yard and three airbases in Singapore are being turned over to the local government; the Persian Gulf bases of Bahrain and Sharjah will be closed down well before the end of next year; and Aden has become a port of call for the Russian navy and a barracks for wayward Arab guerrillas...
...Avinga, a kind of Eskimo Ishmael who finally finds himself alone after the disintegration of his community. To Avinga and his fellow Eskimos, the rescued white men are almost fascinatingly ugly. They refer to them as kalunait (literally, "people with the heavy eyebrows"), the legendary offspring of a wayward Eskimo girl and a sled dog. Yet they tolerate the white men's minor barbarities and breaches of courtesy with indulgent understanding...
...Health Services records unless a prescription is issued. Although the doctors involved will keep their own records as protection against malpractice suits, these cannot be released to anyone without the patient's permission. At the meeting, Farnsworth mentioned that he had $500 that had been given to aid a "wayward girl." It was suggested that this be used to print a booklet containing birth control information...
...styles to grandmothers in sensible versions with matching jackets, women of all ages and sizes are wearing pants. Figure faults -unless they occur above the neck-are easily masked. Straight-leg styles make light of heavy thighs, and an accompanying tunic or vest-jacket can do wonders for a wayward waist and confine hips to a minimum. Moreover, pants are warm, comfortable and practical; properly selected and worn with cleverly alternating tops, two pairs of pants can stand in for a full week's wardrobe...