Word: corinthian
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...movies, it helps to think of them not as, say, different vintages of a fine Bordeaux but as successive models off the Pontiac assembly line. In one vehicle there may be an annoying ping in the engine of narrative; in another the dialogue may be as sleek as Genuine Corinthian Leather. But all meet the same standards of speed, styling and emotion control. If there is no Rolls-Royce in the Bond series, there is also no Pinto...
...written a novel highly critical of the "Gray Lady," transparently disguised here as the New York "Globe," (Just in case readers don't get the message, they are quickly told three times in the novel's first three pages of the Globe's "stately," "black" and "great" Corinthian masthead.) True Bearing is a novel about The Times; about journalism and reporting; about shipping; about relationships; about integrity...
...difficult, though, to make rigid comparative judgments about the objects on display. The Corinthian helmets and hammered gold shields may intrigue some people more than reliefs of buxom goddesses, while others may be drawn to metal worked laurel wreaths used to honor the dead. And especially interesting is a silvered-iron mask of a man's face with rough cast-iron "hair" made in the first century A.D. More spontaneous in spirit is the bronze "Horseman" cavorting, only three inches high yet painstakingly, masterfully fashioned. Ostentation, heroism, eroticism and plain whimsy--all are here. Collections of such variety are rare...
...Baptist deacon who has sworn off even his occasional Scotch-and-soda during the campaign, smiled and said no. By 9:15, he had met with a group of would-be New York delegates in the Genesee Room of the Americana Hotel, talked with local civic leaders in the Corinthian Room, addressed a $10-a-plate breakfast in the main ballroom (he netted $500) and convened a press conference...
...company reports on a meeting with officials of two major ad agencies: "Six months ago, they told us what to do: advertise gas economy, small size; advertise American, no-nonsense thrift. And who gets the action? Chrysler Cordoba and Volare-foreign names, foreign actors on the TV screen, 'Corinthian leather,' the look of 'elegance.' I asked the admen 'What the hell is this all about?' They could not explain...