Word: arraying
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...gluts the airwaves. Meanwhile dozens of other worthy cable aspirants -- channels devoted to history, health, fine arts, golf -- are struggling to be born. There may well be an audience for more knockoffs of Oprah, more sappy morning shows and more reruns of Dynasty. But viewers looking for the diverse array of niche programming that cable once promised are still looking. What has gone wrong...
...singer of the Pretenders, she manages to create buoyant, invigorating rock 'n' roll by weaving pop music's tunefulness with punk's aggressive energy. With pulsing, loping guitar work and a ragged- edged style that retains the sound of a great garage band, the Pretenders' early records produced an array of hits like Precious and Talk of the Town...
Fallows mars an otherwise impressive array of facts and anecdotes by omitting materials that could dilute his arguments. The book includes a fascinating chapter on Japan's domination of the computer-chip industry in the 1980s, but it skips over new statistics showing that a South Korean firm is now the leading producer of low-end dram chips, while U.S. firms continue to control the more profitable high-end part of the business. Meanwhile, Japan's computer-hardware industry is in the doldrums and its software firms have yet to make their mark...
...material related to ethnic studies requires specialization to ensure broad coverage without risking oversimpliflcation. We need to study the histories and cultures of particular groups because each is different, and assumptions made for one probably will not apply to another. Take the example of Asian Americans. Comprising a diverse array of groups which differ both in their points of entry and place of origin, Asian Americans can on more be indiscriminately lumped together than Asian Americans as a group can be assumed to be just like all other Americans. Important commonalities do exist, but careful study also reveals key differences...
...instead offers an aside (`I'm not amusing you at all, am I?") or a conciliatory rep of push-ups to let viewers know, "We are in this together." As a result, Conan's mail is surprisingly tribal, filled with artwork and worship from a broad array of viewers--the mail board on an average week holds devotion from an 11-year-old who makes a habit of sneaking downstairs to watch, and respectful requests for autographed publicity shots from corporate types who unwind with the show each night...