Word: withdrawnness
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...interviewees vary in style as much as interviewers. Some come across quiet and withdrawn while others, such as Boston City Councilor Larry DiCara, make an unforgettable impression Reardon recalled his interview with DiCara at Boston Latin. "I said My name is Jack Reardon and he said [in a deep voice while giving a firm handshake] 'My name is Larry DiCara' and sat down One hour later I had not opened my mouth and I had to physically put him out the door. We both knew he was going to come here, but I couldn't believe he was for real...
...this way, Hoffmann would avoid the debacle of the United Nations Emergency Force, withdrawn from the Sinai in 1956 and 1967 at President Nasser's request, steps which resulted...
...fact that Ida has the ability to charm a 20th-century audience is impressive, considering that its basic theme is, well, sexist. Princess Ida, married to Prince Hilarion at the tender age of one (he was twice her age, he tells us), has withdrawn from society to become the dean of a woman's University"--an institution Gilbert seems to find inherently ridiculous. Anything male is strictly forbidden--the female dons are awakened not by a rooster, but by "an accomplished hen," and one of them is expelled for bringing in a set of chessmen...
...THIEU. Has the mandate of heaven been withdrawn? I don't know; Thieu is a Vietnamese problem. There has been no advice from Washington for Thieu to step down. I think it is a mistake to intervene; you take the responsibility for what comes after. I don't know what the U.S. did or didn't do in Chile, but those who are so vocal condemning our actions toward [Marxist President Salvador] Allende [now] want us to do something about Thieu. I think it would be immoral...
...rates on high-quality industrial bonds averaged 8.45%; two weeks ago they were at 9.1% and now they are between 9% and 10%. Because of such market instability, major corporations have postponed at least seven big issues in the past two weeks. The latest: $300 million in Texaco bonds, withdrawn from the market last Wednesday. Market analysts had expected companies to raise $5.5 billion by selling new bond issues in April; now they think that the total may be as low as $3.2 billion. Underwriters, who buy newly issued bonds from companies and resell them to the public, have...