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...then by some Eydie-Gorme-esque whispers, ostensibly for emphasis, and a tendency to park and remain planted in one spot for the duration of a song, much like a 50-mm. cannon. Still, these are minor and seemingly alterable flaws; on the whole, Ravenal's Sarah is an asset to the production...
...last mission," President Anwar Sadat dreams of building a shrine on Mount Sinai at which Christians, Jews and Muslims can pray together. And now that Israel has agreed in principle to withdraw, Egyptian planners are busy drawing up ambitious schemes for transforming the Sinai into a rich national asset. In addition to oil exploration, mining and tourism, the government has plans for reclaiming 700,000 acres of land in the northwestern Sinai by piping in water from the Nile...
...economic troubles now come back to inflation-a great evil in itself and the main force that is driving down the dollar and the stock market, forcing up interest rates, frightening consumers and threatening recession. In selling his latest program to combat it, Carter has one potentially powerful asset: the prestige he won by his diplomatic triumph at Camp David. Richard Curtin, director of the University of Michigan survey of consumer attitudes, reports: "People who were not giving him a hearing just a while ago are now willing to listen. This is very important because confidence in Government policy...
...greatest asset is his strength, while Mike's greatest asset is his quickness," Polillio continued. "What I like best about Mike is that he'll be going upfield turning a linebacker inside out, and he'll still have a good feel for where the back is behind...
Blondie's biggest asset, though, is Harry herself. On the first album, her voice sounds like it is always just about to go flat. You'd expect to be annoyed at such amateurism; Harry turns it into a winning quality--she sounds cute...