Word: sneering
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...identifiable figure, Joe Dallesandro, plays - badly, of course - a servant in a rich, decadent household. In such surroundings his New York street accent is in vigorating: "What's the count doin' with you two who-ahs?" he inquires of two sapphic sisters, and gets only a glazed sneer for a response...
Such talk would probably have brought a haughty sneer from John L. Lewis, the union's legendary leader from 1920 to 1960, whose autocratic legacy still burdens the U.M.W. In his early days, however, Lewis was a mighty force for progress. Only a decade or so before he took over the union, much of the nation's coal was dug by youngsters, some barely into their teens, who labored in appallingly dirty, unsafe conditions for only a pittance. Lewis was the Paul Bunyan of unionism, standing up to companies, courts and even Presidents with fiery bombast. When Franklin...
...against a threat of anarchy. The young officers who planned the coup, in apparent idealism and patriotic fervor, are disgusted that Portuguese workers see freedom merely as an opportunity to strike and double their wages. But the military is also frightened by the impossible demands of ultra-leftists, who sneer at even the Communists as representatives of the Establishment...
Some people sneer; pinball huh, what a sport, But it all depends on how you look at it. If competition, pressure and excitement is your definition, then this match equals any of them...
Some Chicagoans like to sneer that their city has the best police force that money can buy. Others note that it has often been difficult to tell the cops from the crooks without a lineup card. But James M. Rochford, who has spent half of his 52 years on the force, thunders: "I abhor dishonesty among policemen." If he is eager to root out corruption, Rochford has landed the right job; last week he was named Chicago's superintendent of police. He moves in just when the city is in the grip of a police scandal of truly startling...