Word: bulks
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...intense portrait of the famous Spanish poet Luis de Góngora y Argote, whose somber dress dramatically emphasizes his dramatic features, creating a clear contrast with the expressionless paintings of the monarchs.Past the portraits is a large gallery devoted to religious paintings of the period, which comprise the bulk of the show. On display between the galleries are several decorative vases and other objects from the Duke of Lerma’s personal collection, which contribute a more fleshed out sense of the court’s artistic culture.One of the most fascinating elements of the exhibit...
...says he hopes Islamabad has learned from the mistakes made in the 2006 deal. "Ultimately you have to be prepared to use military force to enforce the agreement," he says. The problem is that the militants know that, too, and may well intend to use the cease-fire to bulk up in preparation for that enforcement...
...bulk of the sludge was caricature, and some of it, especially the stuff circulating on the Internet, was scurrilous trash. But there is an immutable pedestrian reality to American politics: you have to get the social body language right if you want voters to consider the nobler reaches of your message. In his 1991 book, The Reasoning Voter, political scientist Samuel Popkin argued that most people make their choice on the basis of "low-information signaling" - that is, stupid things like whether you know how to roll a bowling ball or wear an American-flag...
...Mahler’s best-known works. The romantic piece was given a successful treatment by the HRO’s violinists, who played as if they were soundtracking an Italian silent movie. The dark, uneasy arrangements seem to have surrendered fully to the sugary strings. While the bulk of the college’s music fans were outdoors listening to DeGraw, those who sat in Sanders received more than their fair share of Mahler in the cathartic fifth movement. This symphonic finale juxtaposed many of the themes introduced throughout the piece. Particularly adept were the French horns and trumpets...
...blindly search for an Ethiopian counterpart to every European tradition. Although some first-generation immigrants may accuse him of polluting Ethiopian culture, Astatke deliberately avoids isolating the Ethiopian elements as museum pieces, frozen in their “purest” state and viewed through a glass barrier. The bulk of his contribution lies in his skill at weaving distinct musical elements from each tradition into a coherent whole. Jazz, a mélange of musical techniques even in its purest state, immediately lends itself to this approach. Astatke’s Ethio-Jazz perfectly illustrates the cultural syntheses that...