Word: caste
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Attention then falls to the merits of the cast, only some of which hold up under scrutiny. The best vocal performance is given by The Nurse, a part-time caregiver/dominatrix who has a good bit of trouble staying off her back and in her uniform. Cristin J. Hubbard captures this role successfully with the help of a strong stage presence and a clear, expressive voice that is sensitive to the jokes and ironies in some of her songs...
Daschle concluded the forum by applauding Massachusetts' Democratic delegation to Congress as the "single finest delegation, and the all-star cast as far as education goes...
...memorial to the Spanish-American War can be so cavalierly cast aside because of ephemeral needs and self-interests, I can assure you that the recent restoration of memorial Hall will be re-evaluated in the most uncharitable light: it will be seen as suspect, of Harvard not interested in the sacred memory of her selfless deceased but simply in her own selfish desires, in square-footage and "usable" space and not in cherished alumni, noble goals, beauty or even architectural preservation...
...exaggerating these differences, letting go a Big Deal, which would by any measure be a huge achievement? Some blame the freshmen, who are said to prefer no deal to a "bad" deal. Yet one freshman admits their phalanx is in disarray, anxious over tough Medicare votes they've cast with nothing as yet to show for them. They huddled last Saturday to ponder which outcome best serves their principles--and politics. Centrists in both parties kept up the hunt for enough votes on the Big Deal to inspire their leaders to keep trying...
...even pronounce some of these names, yet once upon a time--back in the 1920s and '30s--all four of these pianist-composers thrilled large audiences with a scintillating mix of ragtime, jazz and classical sounds that became known as novelty piano. Lost in the shadows cast by Gershwin's brilliance, they have been forgotten, and undeservedly...