Word: climaxing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...what's really good. I know what I'm up against." Fair enough. But his contemporaries are up against something equally formidable: the Scorsese canon. Cape Fear is a worthy addition to it; the new film meets the challenge of starting at fever pitch and then ascending to a climax that plays like a hurricane of hysteria...
...games themselves are quite intense. Conversations between players frequently come to a halt as players stop to organize their cards and play their hands. During one game, the discussion came to a climax when Grabiner announced that he had played against Zia Mahmood, the world's leading bridge player. His partner and opponents were thoroughly impressed...
This quality of play reached a climax tow years ago when the Bridge Club came in first in the national tournament held in Fort Worth, Tex. Baseggio, who was on that team, recalls the victory quite vivdly...
Other numbers--including that paragon of male bonding, "Johnny O'Connor," and a powerful "Walk Between the Raindrops"--followed like clockwork, and the set reached a climax with a riveting rendition of William Blake's "Jerusalem," featuring a rich solo from Ignatius...
Last night's vote brought to a climax the political drama of the Thomas nomination. Many students said they spent part of the long weekend watching the tele-vised hearings that followed Anita Hill's allegations of sexual harassment...