Word: straightforwardly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...which we may make scattered visits, returning with fragments of truth and fantasy which both enlighten and obscure our perception. It takes talent to overcome Pinter's irresolute narrative. This "Old Times" production avoids the temptation to didactically force feed its "message" to the audience, but instead uses a straightforward presentation that ultimately captures the power in Pinter and challenges us at the same time...
...from this immediate concern, one of its major goals is, according to Marc S. Roberts, professor of political economy at the Harvard School of Public Health, and member of the committee, to "set a precedent" for the way the state should handle science ethics problems. Yet even this seemingly straightforward goal is itself controversial...
...turbulent feelings on everything from public education to the arms race. A vote for Reagan hardly settled these matters. One thing may be said of this election: individuals, more than voting blocs, did the electing, and individuals are very private concerns. Reagan's triumph is at once straightforward and paradoxical. He may be an embodiment of the country, but it is a country no one sees clearly...
...straightforward no-nonense manner, Koppel asked D'Escoto, "are there MIG's on that (Soviet) ship?" D'Escoto replied that Nicaragua had not received any in the past, was not receiving any at present, and had no future plans to receive MIG's. But then he got to the crux of the matter. What right, he asked rhetorically, has the United States to dictate to Nicaragua what weapons it may or may not purchase from another nation? Where in international law is it written that one sovereign nation may not procure the weaponry it determines necessary for its self-defense...
...then, are the Sandinistas enlarging what is already by far the largest military force in Central America? Why do they want a handful of MiG-21$, which could be destroyed in minutes bx U.S. carrier based fighters? The answer is quite straightforward: through a combination of internal military oppression and cultivation of a bogus external threat, the Sandinistas are trying to strengthen their domination over the people, to deny the pluralistic spirit of their revolution, and to destabilize and tyrannize their neighbors...