Word: bowe
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sort of dialogue may yet develop. Late last week Warsaw proposed a joint union-government commission to study the economic impact of ending Saturday labor. Government Spokesman Jozef Barecki, meanwhile, suggested the government might take up some of Solidarity's current demands-though he insisted authorities would not bow to an "ultimatum" from the workers. In spite of the week's bluster and turbulence, therefore, there still appeared to be some small chance for compromise-a chance neither side could afford to lose. The alternative was a mounting spiral of confrontation that could ultimately tempt the Soviets...
...upset by the price (it would cost a minimum of $2,000 to buy tickets to all the events); a few Congressmen are ruffled by a "suggestion" that they too wear morning suits at the swearing-in. Jimmy Carter, who wore a business suit to his Inauguration, will bow to Reagan's dress code. But Democratic Senator Don Riegle of Michigan is outraged: "I'm not sure that's the way to start fighting inflation." Counters Inauguration Co-Chairman Robert Gray: "If the swearing-in of a President is not worthy of the dignity of formal clothes...
Jarvi led a boring opening of the Shostakovich-- intended as a majestic dialogue for the orchestra. Joseph Silverstein, the concertmaster, bit his bow into the violin strings for no apparent reason, other than perhaps to impress the orchestra-seat audience with his bow technique. The horns, in contrast, played their statement of the main theme with little passion. Shostakovich's conceptions and Jarvi's interpretation began to shine, however, with the entrance of the harp's sustained chords. The composer glutted the music with fat harmonies and lines, which Jarvi wrings from the orchestra, at a cost; a wobbly beat...
...hunger strikers' capitulation was widely seen as a psychological victory for Thatcher, who from the very start refused to bow to the prisoners' demands, principally that they be treated as special-category political prisoners rather than as ordinary convicts. When the seven first refused food, on Oct. 27, they spoke of fasting "until death." Their privations and the frequent reports of their worsening health turned them into near martyrs and quickly raised sectarian tensions throughout the troubled North. Catholics demanded at least a compromise, while Protestants insisted that there be "no surrender." Thatcher held firm...
Before the meet began, captain Marc Chapus has to bow out of his events because of injuries. The withdrawal prompted teammate Dave Frim to say to coach Bill McCurdy just before the proceedings opened, "Things just don't look so good." But, as McCurdy recalled afterwards, "That was the last word of gloom I heard that evening...