It has been decades since talk-show guests conversed with one another, yet there was a time when famous people held long and at times legendarily hostile discussions (Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. on ABC in 1968, Mary McCarthy and Lillian Hellman on "The Dick Cavett Show" in 1980).
Few of the defendants conversed with one another.
Many gibes and cuts were exchanged between the lines … I saw a young soldier of our command meet a brother, on half-way ground, from the Federal lines, where they sat upon a log and conversed with one another until the armistice was over.
Two others were in seats on the ground, positioned back to back with virtual reality goggles on, conversing with one another's avatar.
As in long sieges it commonly happens that parties on both sides meet often and converse with one another, so it chanced that a Roman had gained much confidence and familiarity with one of the besieged, a man versed in ancient prophecies, and of repute for more than ordinary skill in divination.
When I look at this pair, they always look to me like they're kind of standing at a cocktail party together and conversing with one another, using the usual gestures that Italians are so famous for.
The volunteers wore heart rate monitors and were told to move at a brisk but not punishing pace, so that they were breathing rapidly but could converse with one another.
Many pointed out that the students were conversing with one another during what appeared to be their own time, outside the classroom — and that the United States does not have an official language anyway.
On Monday, the company plans to announce that it will begin consumer tests of Xbox Live this summer with a one-year subscription and a headset, for $49, that will enable Xbox owners with high-speed Internet connections to compete and converse with one another online.
During my comment reconnaissance mission, under pieces I'd previously avoided, amid the toxic swamp and greyed-out abyss, it was heartening to see a lot of clever, interesting people conversing with one another, sometimes strongly disagreeing with something I'd said, but reasonably, normally, without resorting to insults.
However, projects like this and Trevor Boffone's 50 Playwrights Project largely serve as spaces where the theatrical community converses with one another.
