Word: zeal
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
OLIVER! is a treat-and a sumptuous one -for everyone in the family. Dickens' reformist zeal has been eliminated, but a good score, handsome sets, wizardly direction (by Carol Reed) and sprightly performances are ample compensation...
...also limit the horizons of the human spirit. In many of the country's remote Alpine valleys and gorges, medieval habit and thought persist so strongly that Stocker and Kohler's defense counsel found it worthwhile to call for theological testimony to justify the defendants' religious zeal...
OLIVER is a treat-and a sumptuous one -for everyone in the family. Dickens' reformist zeal has been eliminated, but a good score, handsome sets, wizardly direction (by Carol Reed) and sprightly performances are ample compensation...
...tice has any intention of breaking up the company. Probably, the trustbusters will use the threat as a bargaining point in working out a consent decree at the end of a case that is likely to drag on for years. Justice mainly hopes to restrain IBM's zeal a bit so that more competition can flourish. IBM called the charges "unwarranted" and promised to "defend itself forcefully." As evidence of the "open and strongly competitive nature of the computer business," it cited the fact that more than 60 systems manufacturers and some 4,000 companies dealing in related parts...
...finding spiritual satisfaction. The most notable seeker to date is a onetime Mormon elder who tried 30 different religions before joining the sect. Negroes who join the movement claim to be impressed by the absence of racial prejudice. Whatever their motives for joining, converts generally admire the warmth and zeal of the sect's prayer meetings. "I felt like I wasn't really alone any more," says Linda Chernov, 25, a Hollywood costume designer. "I was surrounded by people who were going to protect me." Initiates sometimes attend as many as five or six evening meetings a week...