Word: backgrounder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fast pace of the show, powered by the engergy of the performers, is sustained to the final scene, "Hot Rod Lincoln," in which all five cast members perform. Music by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen provides background while the dancers pantomime driving fast cars. That the dancers still effortlessly lift each other and climb around as if they hadn't been performing for nearly an hour and a half is amazing...
...owners, head chef and head waitress have all come from the background of a traditional Irish pub," he said. "We wanted to take this idea one step further and see how a traditional Irish pub and grill would fit in a contemporary atmosphere...
...students' major objection was that her background was almost exclusively in banking and fundraising...
...lottery, as a method of class selection, is anti-intellectual and anti-educational. It rewards neither interest in the course material nor background in the discipline nor intelligent academic planning. Instead, the only real prerequisite to getting into a lotteried class is the ability to sign the "entry form...
...founding Norrell Corp., a temp-services company that had $812 million in revenue last year. It is a rare campaign appearance where Millner does not mention his experience as a businessman--a "Christian businessman" before some audiences--and the need in Washington for more elected officials with his background...