Word: approach
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...their painting is not a craft but a liturgical art. The Eastern Orthodox Church holds that every icon partakes of the glory of the prototype, breathing an ineluctable essence of divinity. Although the icon painter uses the material means and arts that are at his command, with prayerful approach he shows the eternal aspects...
...wish to disclose something here. The Premier's parents were always trying to get him to marry, but his personality was so strong no one could bring pressure to bear on him. I was his relative and dared approach him. He would say: 'Fadhil, I have an objective.' I knew his objectives were connected with a great revolution. After the revolution his sincere friends hoped that he might get married. His answer was that there were objectives that remained to be achieved. The Premier eats little, sleeps little and works hard though he is ill sometimes...
...amicable," and "no worse than the other Houses." But other commuters have gotten to know the tutors, and their reaction was "improving," "gaining," even "excellent." Most, however, found the same barrier that exists in many of the residential Houses: "Staff sits together at lunch, and it is difficult to approach them without a sense of intrusion...
...shorter works, Hindemith's "Five Pieces for Orchestra," Op. 44 and Scarlatti's "Sonata a Quattro" in d minor, followed the Bach. The fast parts of both these compositions were well handled by the orchestra. Yet, a more expressive and tender approach seemed in order for the slower Hindemith pieces while more majesty could have been suggested in the second movement of the Baroque "Sonata." The disappointment in these passages seemed to be due to an incomplete understanding of the music on Harbison's part. He continued to emphasize rhythmic vigor when the works really required more attention...
...second performance. The repetitive, copybook attitudes of the ballet corps occasionally clotted the action and wearied the eye. But for the most part, the old war horse of the classic ballet came alive with a freshness it rarely achieves. A big part of the reason: the Russians approach the old fairy tale with simple, direct, unsophisticated conviction that communicates a sense of joy to the audience...