Word: bolds
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...with his approach to the presidency. In fact, he managed to convince the public, and even some of his critics, that it was part and parcel of his magic for dynamic leadership. Like his policies or not, it felt right to have a President who kept his eye on bold initiatives and left the details to experts. Certainly mistakes were made, and in the field of foreign policy in particular the Administration often seemed to be speaking in a cacophony of quarreling voices that the President could not or would not harmonize. But on the whole the results appeared...
Certainly, in his bold attack on both a time period and a broad subject, Handlin, Loeb University Professor Emeritus, and his wife Lilian Handlin should win kudos. Few historians, even as well respected as Handlin, would be gutsy enough to tackle such an imposing task...
Certainly, in his bold attack on both a time period and a broad subject, Handlin, Loeb University Professor Emeritus, and his wife Lilian Handlin should win kudos. Few historians, even as well respected as Handlin, would be gutsy enough to tackle such an imposing task...
...about either Zwilich, the 1983 Pulitzer prizewinner, or Harbison, currently composer-in-residence with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Both are solid craftsmen whose music is informed by an eloquent melodic voice, and each is especially adept at writing for the symphony orchestra. Zwilich's First Symphony is a big, bold, brassy work, propelled by insistent, driving rhythms, while her Celebration is a rattling shout reminiscent at times of Shostakovich. Harbison's dark, looming Ulysses' Bow is the second section of a two-part Homeric ballet and displays well its composer's skill at orchestration. Although the ballet...
...Antarctic team's assertions are bold, since the tests are not completed. But even if the ozone change is not induced by man, says NASA Research Scientist Richard Stolarski, "it would do us well to understand, because we're going to have to react whether it's natural or man-made. We need to know if these changes are greater than in the past or if we are just paying more attention to them now. And we should know that as soon as possible...