Word: worthier
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...settle for the compromise favored by a handful of moderates (A tip: for some of the best fiscal policy out there, look for the Republicans who break ranks with their party): $500 billion in tax cuts, and throw in a few, but not all, of Clinton?s worthier give-outs. Give me $100, and we?ll call it even. Or give me Jesse Ventura...
...shipment of heroin hidden in the apartment of an unwitting couple. When they discover that Suzy (Marisa Tomei), the homebound wife, is blind, the crooks wait for her husband to leave and begin staging what they think will be an easy con. Naturally, Suzy proves to be a worthier adversary than any of them imagined. She plays on the intruders' underestimation of her abilities and keeps them in the dark--literally...
...truth--it is unnecessarily hoarding cash at the expense of people, like Hickey, who depend on the money for their livelihood. When the current students graduate and are hounded by Harvard for contributions, they should reflect upon its insatiable greed, and they should give their money to a worthier cause. The technically proficient, mindless automatons running this University, and not Joe Hickey, should be offered severance...
...ironic that Joffe managed to liberate Hester and Dimmesdale from the tragedy of Hawthorne's narrative, yet in so doing passed a death sentence on his own movie. Perhaps a worthier self-sacrifice would have been not to make the movie...
...travesty that is the NCAA football bowl game system slammed another nail into its own coffin by ending the season with two undefeated teams, Nebraska and Penn State. The Corn-huskers won both national polls to claim the national championship but Joe Paterno's boys were much worthier than runner...