Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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That tradition changed somewhat during the Vietnam War, with its confused purposes, enterprising reporters eager to roam in harm's way in search of the truth, and absence of military censorship. In fact, there are those who argue that Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America, that the nightly TV footage of body bags and burning villages turned hearts and minds against the war. Hardly surprising, then, if the Pentagon should try to avoid the pattern of Vietnam by keeping the press on a short leash whenever American troops go into action...
...somewhat uneven storyline is consistently engaging and occasionally gripping. The story revolves around five medical students at "University Hospital School of Medicine" who, by the miracles of modern technology, can stop all brain and heart activity--thus achieving "flatlines" on the EKG machine--to explore what exists after death. Their death experiences are at first aesthetically and emotionally beautiful, but grow exceedingly unpleasant with time. And when the "flatliners" come back to life--again thanks to the miracles of modern technology--they bring their otherworld haunts with them...
...competitors have been doggedly pushing to break the lock the American giant holds on the global market for computers. Still, Big Blue controls more than 35% of the worldwide business, far more than any of its rivals. But last week Japan's leading computer firm, Fujitsu, moved somewhat closer to realizing the goal when it agreed to pay $1.3 billion for an 80% stake in International Computers Limited, Britain's leading computer manufacturer. The deal, which must still be approved by the British government, is Japan's largest acquisition in the computer industry, and will give the combined firm almost...
This dialogue sounds every bit as preposterous on screen as it does on paper. What is even more surprising is that Indigo takes Gilliam back. What begins as an attempt to represent the arrogant Gilliam at his lowest, utterly humbled, comes off as somewhat unconvincing...
...media frenzy over President Bush's War on Drugs has abated somewhat since The Wimp went on TV and held up a bag of crack bought by federal agents in front of the White House last year. But as we approach the one-year anniversary of the set-up crack buy, we should all take a long hard look at this political and social fiasco. The best approach may be to declare victory and pull out; policy makers should seriously consider decriminalization...