Word: baring
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...against the relentless clash of cymbals; and in the sweet, concluding Agnus Dei, there are chilling traces of jagged pagan rhythms (later used by Stravinsky). Conductor Munch tenderly and forcefully drove toward the end, spinning out the Amen with a loving final touch. A cathedral hush hung beneath the bare steel rafters; then the crowd leaped up and cheered...
...endless, well-ordered columns flanked by their larger "officers," who lead and direct the march. Scouts in the van investigate likely targets and lead an "ant-sea" attack to devour everything living within reach. But for all their ferocity, the drivers die in direct sunlight. Forced to cross bare ground on a bright day, they quickly throw up earth to form a covered archway as protection, and march...
...bareback, halter-type sunsuits may be worn without a jacket or wrap." ¶ "No bare midriff costumes." ¶ "No strapless, low-cut dresses except in clubs or at appropriate social functions." ¶ "No shorts on teen-agers or women...
Armed with a movie camera, color film, a tape recorder and a public-address system, he headed into the camp in his station wagon. The way wa's barred by a score of bare-chested male nudists (trousered for the occasion) and one comely, sun-suited female, Mrs. June Lange, the convention's pressagent. Like all other visitors, Mrs. Lange explained, the reverend doctor must take off his clothes so he could feel at home...
...peyote ceremony. Into a large, canvas-covered tepee near the home of Howard Poweshiek, leader of the church on the reservation in Iowa, the Indians stepped quietly in single file. It was sundown. Dressed mostly in jeans or slacks and open shirts, the men sat cross-legged on the bare earth, facing a fire. Each helped himself to the peyote buttons that were passed around, and from time to time someone lit up a ceremonial cigarette (Bull Durham tobacco and corn husks). Until 7:30 the next morning, the big tepee was filled with prayers and gentle chants...