Word: simpler
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...reported, multifaceted. The most compelling and perhaps least recognized reason is that it gives the reader a truly flexible medium in which to explore larger-than-life issues. The best fantasy is about much more than good vs. evil, the expression of magic or nostalgia for a simpler time. The greatness of The Lord of the Rings is in its exploration of the consequences of a great task that falls to an unwilling and unlikely recipient and the expression of inner strength and personal transformation that result. Tolkien succeeds by telling a tale that is as much about the inner...
...Dutrait. "He's determined to go all the way to the end, the end of his dreams of total art, of cinema, painting, novels, theater, everything. And he must go faster. He sees the time passing?and he is no longer 30 years old." For Gao, it's even simpler: "There's nothing more important than to be myself and live for myself...
...rates, but watch out for claims that tax simplification will lower your tax bill. If a simplified tax structure is going to raise the same amount of money, it can't lower everyone's taxes. Some will pay less, some will pay more. Sure, you'd like a simpler tax system, but would you like it even if it means higher taxes for you? If not, proceed with caution...
...Elysée Treaty, on Jan. 22, when Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer pledged strengthened Franco-German cooperation as "an indispensable step on the way toward a united Europe." Both countries want to amplify the E.U.'s voice in foreign and security policy, a task made somewhat simpler by the fact that nato - to whom Germany remains more indebted than France - is fading in influence. And both countries, having tied their fates to the euro, are keen to find better ways to coordinate budgetary policy among the eurozone's 12 countries. But behind the declarations of intent, big differences...
...charges against her and her husband. Under the deal, the insider says, Zardari would be freed and sent into exile while Bhutto would be allowed back into Pakistan after two years to resume politics. In the end, losing ppp candidate Shah Mahmood Quereshi has alleged publicly, Musharraf turned to simpler tactics: using threats and bribes to persuade a few of Bhutto's assemblymen to switch loyalties and vote for Jamali. --By Tim McGirk