Word: backgrounding
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...from under his bushy mustaches, he roared through three decades of Oklahoma politics. He served two terms in Congress, twice ran unsuccessfully for governor, borrowed $40 in 1930 to run again and won, and offered himself in 1932 as a Democratic presidential candidate. In 1935 he faded into the background, nursing a hatred of the New Deal...
...unfortunate that such native troupes have to rely on the same saxophones and violins that serve well as background for musicals like "Call Mc Mister." It is only when they do without the union band and set up their own rhythms with guitars, clapping, and shouts that the dancers really come alive...
...most startling work in the group, apart from aesthetic considerations, is his pen drawing, "The White General," dated 1919. Standing against a background of human misery and brutality, is an exact representation of the Nazi of World War H--complete with Storm Trooper helmet and swastika insignia. Grosz saw things very clearly 30 years...
Such a revision could best be carried out by transferring the jurisdiction over language requirements to the individual departments. By allowing them to set departmental requirements, the difficulties in the present college-wide system would be avoided. Whereas some students would acquire a broader and more useful language background than is now mandatory under the present system, others could better use their time taking general education courses...
...Yale Band will provide the instrumental background...