Word: albeit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...profited from the tyranny. They didn't climb to wealth on the backs of exploited black workers, they didn't rise by making others sink. They arrived on American shores long after the blacks and the first whites did, and they faced discrimination and hardship of their own, albeit much less severe than that faced by blacks. And they cannot understand why they should have to pay for the sins of the people who oppressed them too. Their ethos--that success should be the reward of merit alone, an ethos that allowed them to compete with the rest of America...
...played, the millionaire owner of a pro football team probably couldn't pass a driver's test. He has his moments--asking God in the Super Bowl if since he's a sinner, God is going to fuck him. Clint Murchison of the Cowboys has probably done that, albeit silently. It would be nice if owners were that dumb; the throwback owner of the Giants, Wellington Mara, probably is but not the Murchisons, Hunts, and Robbies of today. David Merrick depends on an abrasive charm as the Werner Erhardt figure who is a kind of camp follower cum guru...
Sadat's initiative and the journey itself required a great deal of personal courage. On a more substantive level, the Sadat trip shows that Egypt and Jordan, the only other Arab nation to endorse the journey, albeit unofficially, have finally recognized Israel's right to exist, obviating a problem that has blocked the path to a peace settlement since the establishment of the Israeli state...
...played before the game took on the attributes of a big-money promotional sport. He wasn't another imposter like "Catfish" Hunter, whining about his next million dollar bonus. Nor was he a giant-sized "hot dog" (alias superstar) like Reggie Jackson. He played ball with spirit and enthusiasm, albeit a little oddly--with a sincerity that caught the fancy of all who watched him. And the fans flocked by the tens of thousands to see him, to cheer their hero. The oldtimers said they had never seen anything like it, not even Babe Ruth in his heyday had drawn...
...Failing itself, well, it is hard to judge a first effort without being overly critical. Gallo's play bears the marks of a talented young playwright, yet at the same time it bears the scars that usually mar a first work, albeit in a somewhat unusual fashion. The production itself has some very strong points, but also some weak acting, an annoyingly static plot, and seemingly uninspired direction, all of which leave it somewhat lifeless...