Word: calm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...addition to all the obvious trouble spots, others could emerge as unexpectedly as Cyprus did last summer. Yet not all is doom for 1975. Many of the flash points of the Cold War are now relatively calm, such as Berlin and the heavily guarded border area in Central Europe separating East and West. The two Koreas, though still hostile, are experiencing a slight thaw in relations. More important-and encouraging: no military units of the great powers are warring against any country...
...this diverse experience, O'Brien has woven a surprisingly spare and calm narrative. He is suspicious of philosophizing, concentrating instead on the individual and organizational side of politics. He does not minimize the role of TV in modern campaigning, but in an age when bigness and bureaucracy seem to stifle individual effort, it is a comfort to find O'Brien still preaching the practicality of the personal touch. From the habit of using a "guest book" at political receptions (begun as a way to compile mailing lists at Jack Kennedy coffee hours in 1952), O'Brien...
...Crimson forces, directed by floor-general Needleman, remained calm under the final minute pressure, and two deadly outside shots by the senior pulled Harvard into its first lead of the night, 61-60, with 90 seconds remaining. Two free throws by Lou Silver and one by Rogers sewed up Harvard's victory, evening the squad's record at 3-3 (1-0 in the Ivy League...
...audience with his mature, contemplative interpretation, which was delivered with such liquid phrasing and soothing tone that the emerging performance created a sense of reverence for the work, which the audience did not expect to feel. The first movement was played slowly, almost ponderously, but with careful pacing and calm control so that it moved with inexorable continuity. At the movement's highpoint, Lefkowitz displayed dazzling virtuosity in the intertwining, unbelievably intricate Kreisler cadenza. The audience was fascinated and broke into applause after the first movement. The third movement Rondo picked up a light, Viennese lilt that occasionally became reminiscent...
...Lewis and Jackson announced titles, Lewis losing his professorial calm and struggling visibly to control his voice, the program moved from MJQ interpretations of jazz standards and blues adaptations of Bach through its own classics-The Golden Striker, The Legendary Profile, Bags' Groove. An expanse of heads nodded rhythmically until a galloping accelerando brought the audience to their feet. The cliche goes that MJQ is a hybrid of jazz and chamber music. Indeed, in their dark business suits, the men looked too sensible to be jazz players. The crowd cheered, not because of virtuosity or precocity, but because...