Word: choiring
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When asked how they could have let the most famous double-murder suspect in history slip away under their noses, the angry police commander and the tight- faced lawyer and the whole choir of commentators all said the same thing, without a trace of irony: "We never thought he would...
...social life was limited to churchbreakfasts after choir, and strolls along theriver with conscientious objectors (like Harry whorode me on his bicycle handlebars) or boysclassified 4-F (like Eugene who was frequentlylate to class due to his habit of swooning in themiddle of Mass...
During this weekend's Arts First festivities, the University is showcasing the efforts of Harvard's 45 official arts organizations--which range from the improv groups On Thin Ice to the University Choir...
Then there are the personal stories of abuse told at the rally's open micro phone. While the experience is undoubtedly cathartic, the "sea of nodding, approving faces" speakers describes makes us suspicious that this preaching-to-the-choir approach encourages more to seek catharsis than should. No need to wonder too hard...
...advertising, meanwhile, has become more savvy. Despite continued complaints about ads that seem targeted at young people -- like the infamous Joe Camel campaign -- cigarette companies claim their marketing efforts today are aimed at keeping the customers they have rather than winning new ones. "It's like preaching to the choir," says Sheri Bridges, assistant professor of management at Wake Forest University's M.B.A. school. "Tobacco companies know who their customers are and where they live. They are focusing on those people who already smoke...