Word: whirlwinding
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...coalition." In Washington last week, CIA Director John Deutch told Congress he believed Iraq's political position in the region had improved. He also found it "a little bit shocking" that for the first time there was initially "no support for U.S. air strikes." Yet after a whirlwind trip around the alliance, Secretary of Defense William Perry declared the coalition was "alive and well...
...hospital held a congratulatory press conference; the USC band serenaded her outside the hospital; and she got a standing ovation at Dodger stadium. The celebration continues this week with a trip to Disney World, a visit with President Clinton and an appearance on David Letterman. "It's been a whirlwind," says Richardson. "But going on my rounds, I realized it's not the end for anything, it's the beginning...
...Tong lets the camera linger lovingly over all the stunts and bravely struggles to keep up with the dizzying fights. But with anything else, such as the scampering and giggling around a hotel pool, things quickly get incomprehensible: we learn to wait for Chan's reassuring mischievous grin or whirlwind kick...
...hard drive of my computer is a bit like my closet. To the casual observer, it might look a bit like a whirlwind, a catch-all for everything I once needed or may possibly need again. Underneath the clutter, though, there is a divine order to it all. I know, for instance, that the last column I wrote was saved in my "Foreign Cultures 46" folder, even if you might think it would be in the folder marked "Columns." My last "Frank Lloyd Wright" paper is in that folder, right where I know to find...
With this novel, Fuentes demonstrates his well-earned reputation as a great writer and social commentator. More than political affiliation prompted Subcommandante Marcos, the leader of the 1994 Chiapas revolt, to proclaim Fuentes his favorite author. Fuentes' writing captivates and consumes his readers in the destructive societies and the whirlwind of affairs which makes Diana compelling...