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In an editorial Friday, the Sydney Morning Herald said the rot was systematic and that, as IOC president, "Juan Antonio Samaranch must carry the ultimate responsibility for the crisis that is engulfing the Olympic movement."
Of course, this is unlikely--a motormouth cannot be "quiet and mysterious" forever, timer or no timer, and The Rules ' blithe assurance that Mr. Right, reeled in by your "friendly, light, and breezy" persona, will accept your edgy, insecure, and engulfing true self is, perhaps, the cruelest fantasy in the book.
The press bears a heavy burden of responsibility in the crisis now engulfing the White House.
At the Venice Film Festival, Italian journalists have been clamoring for the opinions of the Hollywood stars about the crisis engulfing their friend Bill Clinton.
The advanced 1890s permitted bathing suits to catch the eye, but only with nautical touches and a less engulfing shape, under which corseting might be applied to sharpen the outline.