Word: weak
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Tonkin. U.S. intelligence says that there has been no recent buildup in these southeast concentrations. The Red Chinese air force, with some 2,000 jet fighters and bombers, is one of the world's largest, but is hampered by shortages of parts and fuel. And her navy is weak: she has 28 subs and about 170 torpedo boats; her largest ships are four destroyers...
...talking to their manager like that. But when the player is Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra will take all the lip he hands out. At 32 Mantle is at least a couple of steps slower than when he broke into the American League 13 seasons ago. He has a chronically weak right shoulder and his knees are crosshatched with scars from cartilage operations-the most recent of them last winter. He runs as if he were on stilts, and he winces every time he swings a bat. But Mickey Mantle is still the most valuable player around...
...precision, they must also hold back big molecules, such as those of albumin, but must let pass the smaller molecules of the body's waste products. If blood appears in the urine, it is a sign that the kidneys are diseased or injured. If the urine is too weak or watery, it means that the kidneys are not filtering out enough wastes...
...some fine logging scenes. But there is too much of the tedious Lee, too many thrown-in anecdotes. The book suffers from a Thomas Wolfish effort to be as big and brawling as the country it describes. The attempt blurs Kesey's view of his real theme-the weakness of the strong and the persistent tensility of the weak...
...Mamillius with unusual naturalness for someone so young; while Joan Tolentino as Paulina lightens the pervading gloom with her tart-tongued intimidation of Leontes and his lords. Only David Mills's Camillo could be improved substantially; extremely expressive, (he might show more teeth and fewer tonsils), he seems too weak (at times almost boobish) to be so trusted a counsel to both kings...