Word: cleverer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...audience at this concert was predominantly black, but the choir's call for unity transcended color differences, and the audience responded as a unified whole. Larry Fields, president of the Kuumba singers, while making a clever solicitation for financial aid, also stated the group's intention "to let students relate to something other than books!"--an attractive invitation in an era of overbooking. "One More Day" expressed the joy that is possible in each day and ignited a desire, which the entire performance fueled, for the ability to enjoy a day just for its playfulness...
...most tantalizing prospects in the draft, is from a family of Oklahoma line men (Brother Lucious played guard two years ago, and Brother Dewey plays it now). Selmon's ability to shed blockers and diagnose plays is not his only at traction. "You can say all the clever things you want," says one scout, "but with Leroy it boils down to one thing...
Less impressive are the Adolph Green and Betty Comden Iyrics, which are more often predictable than clever. The two lyricists do sometimes scale the heights of wit, as in Ruth's comic lament "A Sure Way to Lose a Man (One Hundred Easy Ways)" in which she sings...
...when the Crimson finally found that new field, a large and hostile crowd awaited them with cheerleaders and banners sporting such clever slogans as "James...
...determined pursuit of a viable co-existence with the Soviets, Kissinger looks like a ruthless power grabber-or a clever maneuverer. Maybe that is what...