Word: sobering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Instead of pursuing the questions in an informed and sober manner, he has followed his penchant for delivering highly publicized polemics against educational practices which he has not studied in detail and policies with which he happens to disagree...
...sexual gamesmanship among the 18th century French aristocracy. For Milos Forman and Jean-Claude Carriere, while fiddling with the plot of this deliciously nasty tale, have studiously embalmed its spirit. Valmont arrives stiffened by the elegant, inert formalism of Forman's direction, and chilled by Carriere's all too sober respect for his source and by their mutual determination to apply modern psychological understanding to the behavior of the principal figures...
...nation's 302 Roman Catholic bishops were in a celebratory mood last week as they met in Baltimore to mark the 200th anniversary of the founding of the first American diocese. But their deliberations quickly turned sober as they confronted thorny problems that dominated the agenda. Among their actions: a response to AIDS that urges compassion for those with HIV infection -- and strict chastity as the only sure way to avoid the disease -- but sidesteps the bishops' earlier qualified toleration of condom education; a reiterated call for a Palestinian homeland and security for Israel; and a stepped-up antiabortion campaign...
When the beer industry was in its heady heyday, brewers saw little reason to give discounts. But in these sober times, sales have gone flat, and brewers are ready to use drastic measures to defend their place in America's coolers. Last week market leader Anheuser-Busch announced an aggressive round of price cuts in response to markdowns by its archrivals, notably Miller Brewing and Adolph Coors. Anheuser-Busch will cut the prices of its major brands, including Budweiser and Michelob, by as much as 25 cents a twelve-pack to match competitors. The company says the markdown is necessary...
...Sober analysts and perhaps Wall Street investors may be disturbed by Washington's status quo politics, but most Americans remain in a cautious, conservative mood. They seem even more detached than usual from combat in the nation's capital and content with George Bush's bland stewardship. A TIME/CNN poll last week demonstrated that Bush and the Republican Party have prospered dramatically in this atmosphere...