Word: almost
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...Student Government passed the resolution for a Radcliffe chapter and gave it a temporary charter until December 15. A permanent charter will probably be granted now that the chapter is well-established. At the present time there are twenty members. The program was termed by Mrs. Lord "an almost completely student-run organization which seeks to promote cultural understanding through practical work experience of students in foreign countries...
Pacing the Crimson roster, Jim Roberts, the New England Intercollegiate champion, downed three opponents to remain undefeated in epee. Almost overtaking the Harvard squad, the Engineers slashed their way to 6-3 and 5-4 wins in saber and foil, respectively...
Beginning dismally, the varsity trailed, 17-9, at the ten minute mark, playing with little apparent concern and almost no rebounding. By contrast, the Huskies had brought an impromptu band along to cheer them in this cross-town rivalry...
...small brass and wind ensemble (augmented by a lone bass viol) had far greater problems to overcome in Varese's Octandre, composed in 1924. One of the major difficulties of this score is that it depends for its effect almost entirely on subtle variations of volume and orchestration for its effect. Moreover, it is written without much care for the capacities of the individual instruments and makes enormous, almost unattainable, demands on the rhythmic accuracy of the players. It is certainly not an aggressively unpleasant work and some piquant arrangements of the brass sonorities were intriguing. Yet, the work seems...
...artist nearly always proves himself master of his media. He imparts to his line the freedom one would expect of an ink drawing, while still retaining that rugged quality essential to a woodcut. His style, usually a decorative realism, varies with the mood and subject matter; but in almost every print Amen succeeds in evoking his desired effect, whether it be that of power or of mere cuteness...