Word: countless
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Jewish and a supporter of Israel, and although I have long despised the P.L.O.'s tactics, I find the present situation in Lebanon [July 26] totally incomprehensible. It strikes me as bizarre to kill and wound countless numbers of women and children in order to get the 6,000 terrorists safely loaded on a bus bound for Syria or parts unknown. I suspect that if Menachem Begin were a surgeon, he'd kill the patient and save the cancer...
...Countless buildings in the Hamra area were badly damaged, including the Information Ministry and the headquarters of An Nahar, the newspaper of record for the entire Arab world. Last week, on its 50th anniversary, it was unable to pub lish for the first time. Inside the An Nahar building, the offices of several American news organizations, including United Press International, Newsweek and the Los Angeles Times, were damaged or destroyed by phosphorus bombs. In late afternoon, Israeli artillery fire hit the Commodore Hotel, where many foreign correspondents were staying...
...Wisdom. Herein are the rules and regulations, the explanations of philosophy and practice, the words of wisdom and warning. The Handbook needs a context, for standing on its own, its directives seem distant and artificial. Imagine, therefore, the party to end all parties: the beer flows merrily from countless kegs; the stereo hum rumbles throughout the entire dorm; people are dancing; the furniture is flying; and Harvard seems a million miles away. Someone downstairs with a Chem 20 hourly the next day asks politely for a little more quiet. A fellow wearing only boxer shorts and a lampshade advises...
...tried a variety of lawyers but was dissatisfied. In fact, she unsuccessfully brought complaints against three of them with the American Bar Association for alleged malpractice. After working briefly as a legal secretary, which she says taught her nothing about the law, Lancaster read an evidence textbook and compiled countless bulging gray folders of correspondence, depositions and affidavits...
...stiff and prudish and homely and a do-gooder. She signed innumerable petitions and promoted countless social causes without questioning their country of origin or their ultimate goal. But she could also be brainy, fearless and tough, and just hammy enough at times to take the curse off her indomitable goodness. After all, when impressionists mimicked Eleanor Roosevelt's buck-toothed smile, they were also repeating her messages on tolerance and humanity...