Word: brief
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...characters, freezing the action on the stage in moments of startling clarity. The image of Henry kneeling among the body bags of slain men, or of the two kings sitting in opposite thrones with their men grouped behind them like chesspieces, linger in the mind's eye like the brief illuminations of a strobe light...
Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the school committee had a brief moment of silence to show support for the school's varsity boys' basketball team, which will compete in the Massachusetts state finals later this week...
...brief question-and-answer session following the reading, Ozick spoke mainly on the topic of the moral responsibility of the artist...
...excuses. ``More research,'' I kept saying, ``I gotta do more research on the net.'' He shook his head and sent me to see the company shrink. At first, the net had seemed so exotic and cutting edge. But I quickly worked my way through the list of local BBSes. Brief stops at nearby fantasy- game systems, electronic porn parlors and digital meet-a-date services proved tiresome. A few weeks of arguing with cyberfeminists in alt.soc.women on Usenet taught me that all was not fun and games. Then I found the WELL, acronym for Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link. ``Hello...
...door. This young man who the Crimson made no attempt to identify used language that was reprinted on the Crimson pages out of context. His words are attached to no face, or meaning. The Crimson limits the articulation of those Black concert-goers who were turned away to this brief statement while providing no explanation as to why he used such fierce and impassioned language...