Word: chambers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...should be tough on tax cheats, critics charge that the agency is often too quick to seize property, sometimes moves on the basis of flimsy evidence, and frequently does not give its target a chance to set things right. Says David Burton, a tax specialist with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Situations between taxpayers and the IRS now get nasty very quickly, and they are hard to get straightened...
...interpretative range and insight who can light up the night with a blazing Tchaikovsky concerto, probe the intimate, sorrowing mysteries of Alban Berg's twelve-tone essay in the form, or tackle Sir Edward Elgar's king-and-country Violin Concerto with equal aplomb. She also plays in a chamber trio with her sister Myung-Wha, a cellist, and her brother Myung-Whun, a pianist now making a career as a conductor...
...eccentric collection of tics, twitches and transports that form her onstage persona. But there is no gainsaying her vivid stage presence, or the enthusiasm with which she imbues her performances. Other noteworthy women violinists include the Kavafian sisters, Ani, 39, and Ida, 35, both adept soloists as well as chamber musicians, and the graceful Rumania-born Miriam Fried...
Mecham, who took notes in the Senate chamber as lawmakers voted, showed little emotion...
...Well, they don't like my politics. So we've finished a political trial," said the 63-year-old Mecham, smiling as he left the Senate chamber. Aksed what he intended to do next, Mecham said, "We'll decide tomorrow...