Word: quietness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Liberal Democrats, thirsty for a victory after two successive wins by Richard M. Nixon, remained quiet during the election, much as they have done this year as Clinton attempted the same strategy...
...that perverse effect," he says. "I feel that if I don't speak up, nobody will. I would be happy to be quiet and hold my peace on many of these issues, the latest cause...
...Schweitzer seems to have acquired his information through a quiet manner and dogged patience that won the trust of the Vietnamese. They regarded him as a hero who was severely beaten by Thai pirates while working for the U.N. to protect fleeing Vietnamese boat people, and as a benefactor who started a philanthropic foundation to deliver pharmaceuticals to Vietnamese medical clinics. His material was partly confirmed by black-and-white photos supplied by a North Carolina native named Eugene Brown. Brown apparently acquired his pictures through his Vietnamese wife, who had intelligence connections in her homeland. He offered his evidence...
VACATIONERS SEEKING peace and quiet might want to consider a survey of the favorite destinations of 5,000 Harley-Davidson motorcycle owners, taken by an owners' group. The top picks in order: the Black Hills and the national parks of Yellowstone, Great Smoky Mountains, Grand Canyon, Glacier and Rocky Mountain...
...more pills...No more--look at me--I'm a peaceful forest, but I can feel all the animals have gone back into hiding and now I'm very quiet. All the wild animals have gone back into hiding. But once--once let me have an emotion? Let the animals come out?" This plaintive cry is at the heart of the House of Blue Leaves. John Guare does let the animals out in this brilliant early script of his, and director Jeremy Nye gives them strategically free rein in the superb production mounted at Leverett House...