Word: climaxing
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...away furiously, almost as if they had a life of their own. So large did Saturn loom in the robot's probing electronic eyes that they could capture only small swatches of the planet's stormy atmosphere. The spacecraft executed its maneuvers with astonishing precision - near the climax of its long journey it was only 19 km (12 miles) off course. Finally, Voyager climbed upward, once again crossing just outside Saturn's rings. Casting backward glances with its cameras and instruments, it soared above the ecliptic - the plane formed by the paths of planets orbiting...
...story of a troubled Taxi Driver searching for his blond goddess, in the musical tragedy of two big-band musicians playing king of the hill in New York, New York. And they have faced the same narrative challenge - how to build their vignettes of domestic brutality to a satisfying climax - without ever quite solving it. From the moment Raging Bull introduces its three main characters, the moviegoer knows all there will be to know about them. Jake is the loner with a special, terrible gift he can't control; Joey is weak, loyal and scheming; Vickie is an enigma...
...they were indeed taping the performances for theatrical or television distribution, it seems a bit of a cheat to include so many skits that have already been seen. Much as I love this group, I was ultimately unsatisfied with the show: lots of teasing and panting, but no climax. No encore, either...
Yesterday's game marked the second time this season that Harvard's battle against Yale was somewhat of an anti-climax. In the Ivy tournament, the Crimson cruised to a 3-0 win over the Elis after falling to Brown in the semifinals only an hour before...
This edition went to press three days earlier than usual, meeting deadlines unparalleled in TIME history, and includes the magazine's first election coverage in color. To produce the issue, which has a total of 28 pages devoted to the campaign's climax, TIME assembled a special Election Night editorial force consisting of the regular Nation staff reinforced by editors, writers, reporter-researchers, artists, picture editors, copyreaders and other specialists from throughout the magazine. In addition, extra TV sets, video recorders and A.P. wire machines were installed at the magazine's New York offices...