Word: bits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...makes for a more substantial final project in each course, and it may provide a bit more coherence in the students' lives," wrote William M. Todd, dean of undergraduate education...
...parents didn't have any affinity for opera, though they do a bit now since I sing. It's not clear how got interested. I guess I started listening to classical music on the radio when I was little-- just by chance. I remember coming across vocal music later and finding that more pleasing [than purely instrumental music]. I liked the individual achievement, the idea of one person singing there with an entire orchestra...
...Waltzes are basically failsafe for any equipped pianist, but one might have hoped for a bit more gusto from Ohlsson, whose suavity in these three miniatures was at times offputting. The Minute Waltz (at 1:53, mind you) sounded tossed-off, although with a hilarious ending, and the third of the set had nothing to recommend it. Only the ravishing C-sharp minor, trademark of Rachmaninoff and Rubinstein, demanded close listening. Ohlsson privileged the left hand at times when other pianists wouldn't, and sculpted a middle voice between the melodies...
...Women's upper bodies are not as strong as men's, but we have some serious hip action. I know many women who kick a bit harder than men," she said at one point...
...shuttle and he has been plaguing me ever since. He just doesn't get it. When I said I was busy five times...he asked me on a date. He is a nice enough guy, but he just doesn't do it me. But lastly, he went a bit too far; for he has asked my roommates numerous times whether he has a chance and they have been nice but aloof. How I let this guy know that I am not into him without being mean...