Word: botched
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Thames was not even Mozart's idea. Conceived by a wealthy dilettante named Tobias Philipp von Gebler and scored by an obscure schoolmaster, the thing was such a botch that Gebler, taking a friend's advice, paid Mozart to write a new score. The composer did considerably better than the librettist. On Gebler's flimsy plot-the love of a young Pharaoh for a temple virgin-Mozart draped 22 minutes of delightful music that almost compensated for 81 minutes of unrelievedly boring talk. Nevertheless, Thames talked itself to death, closed shortly after its premiere in Vienna...
...Sale. In his ramshackle capital of Stanleyville in faraway Eastern province, Antoine Gizenga discreetly remained in bed with a case of diplomatic "bronchitis." To help him assess his victory in the parliamentary elections, he had on hand a recently arrived delegation of Russian and Czech advisers. Remembering the botch they made of their effort to take over the Congo with Patrice Lumumba, the Communists this time may urge Gizenga to let President Kasavubu name one of his own men as Premier-on the theory that whoever he picks is bound to fail...
...directive to build up Jack Kennedy's image fell into Republican hands, and the G.O.P. publication Battle Line gleefully printed it last week. Almost from that moment, the memo was memorialized as "The Klotz Botch...
...unfazed: "Sometimes a little emphasis to accentuate the positive is helpful. I feel very happy." As for the Administration, in quieter times it might have been squirmingly embarrassed. But the way bigger news was breaking, the White House paused only for a brief tch-tch at The Klotz Botch. "Herbie's plenty gung ho," shrugged one Presidential aide, "but in the wrong direction." Said White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger dryly: "I don't think anyone in the Administration thinks the President's name is not in the papers enough...
...line of scrimmage quickly to help the linebackers stop Blanchard when he gets the ball. Some of the time, however, when it looks like Blanchard is getting the ball, he won't. Instead, it will be a pass, and the defensive backs will have to back-pedal fast to botch the play up. The play is the belly pass, with which Singleton threw two TD passes of 38 and 23 yards to Wolfe usually sets to the right, and while Singleton fakes the ball to Blanchard off right tackle, he sneaks down the right side of the field. These...