Word: conceptions
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Light Spirits. Henry as the Light Spirit and a Darth Vaderesque Christina Kiely as her darker counter-part are permanent fixtures to the play. When they don't have any lines they simply stand there spreading their good or bad karma. It's quite a New Age-like concept--one can almost feel all that cosmic energy being thrown about...
...concept actually works. Instead of having a bevy of babbling Corinthian women calling in the exits and entrances of every single character, we have an Al Michaels and Frank Gifford-like, cut-to-the-finish narration of what's going down on the floor...
...selling soul. These days everyone from suburban mall kids to pseudo-intellectuals on campus are buying rock records and going to concerts seeking a genuine emotional experience when what they are really receiving is one that's once removed. Rock 'n roll these days is similar to the concept behind stonewashed jeans (the most trite and absurd and tacky of recent fashion statements). It's a way for people to buy a look of wear and tear, to look like they've been places, to appear raw and experienced when in fact they're living sheltered easy lives that afford...
...down a strong dose of preventive medicine. The school has imposed tough standards for jocks, from SAT admission scores (about 900) to monitoring players' academic performance and mandatory disclosure of their finances. The aim is to create "student- athletes" -- talented players with the smarts to do well academically. The concept is hardly new, but it is rare in the conference, and its feasibility at a football palace like S.M.U. remains to be seen. The reformist president, A. Kenneth Pye, is enthusiastic. "We're not talking Rhodes scholars," he says. "But you don't see idiots playing for Joe Paterno...
...generated from the river's waters means less burning of fossil fuels, and less atmospheric pollution, less increase in the greenhouse effect. Operating Brockway Mills will save 4,000 bbl. of oil each year. And Buckley readily admits that he hoped to make a profit from his work -- a concept known as doing well while doing good...