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The second specific comment was the report of Eisenhower's Commission on National Goals, titled Goals For Americans.
It may be that in this comment he has broken from the conventional pattern more violently than in any other regard, for the treatment in his books is far removed from even the genial irony of Ellen Glasgow, who was the only important novelist before him to challenge the conventional picture of planter society.
Our comment was that this was `` featherbedding '' in its ultimate form and that sympathy for the railroad was misplaced since it had entered into such an agreement.
Ulyate made no comment but his face showed what he thought of poking ropes over lions' heads with poles, and of course these were the lions of fifty years ago, not the gentler ones of today, and this one was angry, with good reason.
Casey made some comment, but his mind was busy as he considered the man.
Downtown and art theater managers and owners, contacted Friday night for comment on the COAHR request, said they had no knowledge of such a letter, and that it was not in the Friday mail.
Lincoln's comment on the signing of the Proclamation was: " I never, in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right, than I do in signing this paper.
" His best known comment on the subject was recalled on his death:
Jardine's comment was: " I've not travelled 6, 000 miles to make friends.
He was generous to the poor ; it was his custom to comment severely in his preaching on the public characters of his times ; and he introduced popular reforms in the order and manner of public worship.
Albertus was the first to comment on virtually all of the writings of Aristotle, thus making them accessible to wider academic debate.
When the students were asked to comment on the accuracy of the test with a rating more than 40 % gave it the top mark of 5 out of 5, and the average rating was 4. 2.
The architectural style is a mixture of Victorian Gothic, Tudor and Dutch Baroque and was the subject of much bemused comment from those who worked there, or visited, during World War II.
Bernard would later comment that Gerard was his most formidable opponent during the whole schism.
Lord Saville declined to comment on the Widgery report and made the point that the Saville Inquiry was a judicial inquiry into Bloody Sunday, not the Widgery Tribunal.
The couple had refused to comment on the nature of their relationship, and it was not known whether they were married or not.
In this article, he also defended a comment made by Professor Griff in the past that he says was taken out of context by the media.
To ensure that Cromwell's character used current slang, DeMille asked Horace Hahn to read the script and comment ( at the time, Hahn was senior class president at Los Angeles High School ).
It shows the influence of Walter Scott, and Brontë's modifications to her earlier gothic style have led Christine Alexander to comment that, in the work, " it is clear that Brontë was becoming tired of the gothic mode per se ".
No doubt one of the attractions was that the game could be played by both sexes ; this also ensured a certain amount of adverse comment.
" Chocolate Cake ", a humorous comment on American excesses that wasn't taken well by some US critics and sections of the American public, was released in June 1991 as the first single.

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Alexander the Great, who used runners as message carriers, did not have to worry about having every officer in his command hear what he said and having hundreds of them comment at once.
An alternative commenting convention affects an entire source code file, known as a " literate script ", in which every line is considered a comment unless it starts with a sign.
For example, Johannes Kandel, in a 2006 comment wrote that Islamophobia " is a vague term which encompasses every conceivable actual and imagined act of hostility against Muslims ", and proceeds to argue that 5 of the criteria put forward by The Runnymede trust are invalid.
The reviewer for the Sunday Times wrote that the score of Ida was " the best in every way that Sir Arthur Sullivan has produced, apart from his serious works .... Humour is almost as strong a point with Sir Arthur ... as with his clever collaborator ...." The humour of the piece also drew the comment that Gilbert and Sullivan's work " has the great merit of putting everyone in a good temper.
The same type of chamber music ensemble – two violins, a viola and a cello – for which Mozart and Beethoven wrote can also be used to comment on international politics, interpret avant-garde rock and incorporate music from every corner of the world
She thought since she had been through the slave life that Tyler wrote about, she had every right to comment on Tyler's article.
Thurlow Weed ’ s Albany Evening Journal suggested that if Wilkes had “ exercised an unwarranted discretion, our government will properly disavow the proceedings and grant England ‘ every satisfaction ’ consistent with honor and justice .” It did not take long for others to comment that the capture of Mason and Slidell very much resembled the search and impressment practices that the United States had always opposed since its founding and which had previously led to the War of 1812 with Britain.
Broadcast every night during Targa Tasmania fortnight, Andrew Hart and Nick Duigan report and comment on the events of the day.
The press agent of the night club prevailed upon Mostel to adopt this stage name, hoping that it would inspire the comment: “ Here ’ s a man who made something out of nothing .” Thus, at the age of 27, Mostel dropped every other job and occupation to start his show business career.
This comment is, by Liz, often lip synched along with Hyacinth, due to the fact that she makes a point of mentioning it every time she's on the telephone with Violet.
Although he received a paltry salary, Vieri was to earn another € 100, 000 for every goal he scored, leaving chairman Ivan Ruggeri to comment, " If things go well, Vieri will cost me € 2 million.
In addition, Healy made the direct comment that “ Prozac and other SSRIs can lead to suicide " and that “ these drugs may have been responsible for one death for every day that Prozac has been on the market in North America ”.
Since Anderson's initial call, every Mayor of Honolulu and Governor of Hawaii has appeared on the morning Perry and Price program via telephone to comment or discuss various cultural and political issues and current events.
The site now features HD movie and television trailers, photo and video galleries, and much more social connectivity-with buttons for Facebook, Twitter, Digg and a comment section on nearly every posting.
A late 1880s comment by Nietzsche, " In an infinite period of time, every possible combination would at some time be attained ," has been cited to argue that Nietzsche dropped his plans to try to scientifically prove the theory because he realized that if he would have to eventually repeat life as it is, his presumption of infinite time means " he " would also have to " repeat " life differently, since every configuration of atoms and events will occur.
But far from being a mere political painting, Guernica should be seen as Picasso ’ s comment on what art can actually contribute towards the self-assertion that liberates every human being and protects the individual against overwhelming forces such as political crime, war, and death.
Sutton was later to comment, " To an extent, every record we make is a reaction to the one that came before it.
Tree enjoyed the part of Lord Illingworth and continued to play it outside the theatre, leading Wilde to comment " every day Herbert becomes de plus en plus oscarisé " (" more and more Oscarised ").
In a comment on the show's high ratings, he said, " When you ’ re on a show that's fighting for survival every week, you stop trusting your instincts, because you think, ‘ My instincts haven't worked so far .’ But when people clearly like the show and are watching it in great numbers, it takes a huge amount of pressure off you.
" No mean feat ... driving at almost twice today's maximum ( UK ) speed limit into a steep turn, assaulted by the g-force induced by 30 degree banking twice every minute, using Forties technology, leaf spring suspension and narrow crossply tyres ... Johnson remarked that the car felt so good it could have gone on for another week, an off-the-cuff comment that sowed the seed for another idea.
In a passing comment in That Hideous Strength, it is said that Great Britain has produced both heroes and villains, that for every King Arthur, there is a traitor Mordred, for every Sydney ( the medieval poet ), there is a Cecil Rhodes.
Pop, speaking of Bowie, described the Krautrock-influenced " Nightclubbing " as " my comment on what it was like hanging out with him every night ".

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