Word: bowness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Swathed in acres of floor-length red chiffon, she attacked her cello in ungainly frenzy, reaching forward to take a massive chop with her bow, arching her back, tossing her head, closing in on the cello again and again...
Since he joined the faculty of the City University of New York last year, Schlesinger, 49, has led the hectic life of a much-sought-after bachelor-he is separated, at least geographically, from his wife Marian, who still lives in Washington. His jaunty bow tie has been seen at Arthur-a discothèque that might well have been named for him -and his every date and dictum seem to end up in the gossip columns...
...rate from 6% to 5½% -the first such drop in six years. Though delighted, even Administration economists were surprised by the size of the slash. "Too much, too soon," chorused other bankers, who next day began cutting their rates half as much, to 5¾%, in a half bow yet pointed rebuke to Chase. Then they sat back to watch loan demand swamp Chase with more business than it could handle...
...Harvard autonomy of action by the University is a matter of fact, and unwillingness to bow to external pressure has been demonstrated at all levels, from the President's stand against loyalty oaths to the Athletic Dept.'s refusal to submit to NCAA policing. It is thus easy to assume academic freedom to be a matter of fact on American campuses. I had felt that the battle was won and the precedent irrevocably set more than sixty years ago when the University of Wisconsin gained freedom from interference by state legislature. I have recently learned from conversations with members...
Living Curl. Yet few would rule out a rapprochement. In the Senate, after all, Dirksen is the acknowledged master of compromise. And it would not be the first time that the Senator has withdrawn from show biz. He made his first farewell bow to the boards some 40 years ago in Pekin, Ill., after he had starred in and married the leading lady of a local theatrical. In Pekin, he also co-authored and directed a two-act comedy called Chinese Love, which tells of Sing Loo's pursuit of the blossom of his eye, Pan Toy. Sample dialogue...