Word: weren
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...aggressive display of wealth and exuberance seemed perfectly justified. America was ready for a party, they argued, and since it was privately financed, Reagan and the Republicans were entitled to give any kind of bash they felt like-and could afford. Said Inaugural Co-Chairman Robert Gray: "There weren't any Government funds. These were citizens who wanted to celebrate. Just because we're conservative doesn't mean we should run around in sack cloth and ashes when we want to celebrate." Added Special Trade Representative Bill Brock: "It happens only once every four years. They deserve...
...production was first put on at Papp's lovely outdoor theater in Central Park last July. To get the freshness he wanted, Leach hired two pop idols for the leads, Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith. "We weren't out to do a rock version of Gilbert and Sullivan," he explains. "I wanted pop singers to make us rehear the lines." In fact, that seemingly odd casting was a master stroke, and both performers may be duly anointed as perfect in their parts. Ronstadt, 34, looks as innocent as a fawn and is able to hit high notes that...
...fact, if it weren't for Laborit's commentary, Mon Oncle would be a trifle of a film; a sweet, melodramatic little story. But, thanks to the good doctor, Resnais doesn't have to rely on a compelling plot or intriguing characters to hold our attention. We needn't strain ourselves looking for clues to motivations, we needn't ponder the out-come of events. Laborit knows all, tells all. Resnais displays his utter confidence in Laborit's theories when he has his actors don white rat heads to walk through some of their scenes. The director's joke couldn...
Penalties also hurt the Crimson. Three of the six Colby goals were scored in power-play situations. The Harvard penalty killers just weren't able to fend off the oncoming Colby tide. "They were just intimidated," Harder said...
...intimidation lasted most of the game. "We just weren't playing our game," Norton said. "We were just going through the motions...