In this heady period, a deal maker's time on the mountaintop can be short indeed.

For a brief, heady period, Tiny Tim, who had spent years performing in small clubs, often free, was one of the most popular entertainers in America.

The movie makes the point that these young soldiers are really not so different from their radical peers in the United States during the same heady period.

Many have been lulled into believing that the curtain will never close on this heady period of their revolt.

The 18th, 19th and early 20th century saw a heady period of European interest in trying to understand the nature and properties of wootz steel.

The 70's were also a heady period for the press, which reached the zenith of its power when it swayed public opinion on Vietnam and exposed Watergate.

"It was a very heady period," Mickey Kim said.

The literature of this generation was born during a heady and prolonged period of youth demonstrations, not unlike those that began some weeks ago.

In its eagerness to touch on so many of the events from this heady period, the movie gives them too short a shrift.

It was a heady, productive period, but not an entirely satisfying one.