Word: lavishness
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Simple Uncle Sap-ism? No; other new attitudes, drawn from two decades of experience, have clarified the giver-getter relationship. Only the naive among the givers expect lavish thanks; only the naive among the getters darkly suspect concealed U.S. motives. The U.S. now knows that arm twisting by withdrawing aid rarely works-and it usually knows better than to let foreign governments attempt aid-or-else blackmail. Moreover, the U.S. has backed away from any grandiose dreams of remaking the world; receiving nations nonetheless candidly want a large helping of U.S. machines, techniques and comforts...
Chapman's direction is wonderfully sharp; a series of gimmicks keeps the comic scenes rolling and the company makes excellent use of Horace Armistead's sets, the best the Loeb has seen in a long time. The sets are lavish and contain a lot of the props necessary to keep the action rolling, but they permit the visible-to-the-audience scene changes Brecht called...
...just lately climbed into the jet-black yonder. Moreover, while the industry is still amortizing its present jet fleet, it has also ordered 480 new planes that will cost $2.4 billion. To the airline executives, cruising between past expense and future commitments, the present profits did not seem overly lavish-and the boss appeared somewhat unfair...
Japanese diplomats throw lavish, lantern-lit parties, make it a point to show up at all independence celebrations of emerging nations. Their sales have also benefited from the unexpected: Japan's National brand TV sets became an immediate bestseller in Nigeria largely because the name inspired patriotic fervor and many people thought that the sets must be a local product. "I never argue with them," says Mutsuhi Furuya, representative of the Japan External Trade Organization in Nigeria...
Wagner was presented with the king's priceless signet ring and a promise of a lavish première of Tristan in Munich. In addition, the king promised Wagner all the money he needed, a new theater, a new music school and a new home. Ludwig also bombarded the 51-year-old composer with tender letters vowing eternal devotion. Wagner, a short, haggard-faced man, was careful not to alienate his doting benefactor, but he had other irons in the fire. Immediately on his arrival in Munich he asked that his close friend, Conductor Hans...