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Inspired by the mystery of Glenn Gould's technique, Ugorski's technique itself is not very clearly defined. His range is so great that it is nearly impossible to classify him as one type or another. His flawless mastery of the keyboard is evinced in his crisp octaves and his ability to juxtapose high velocity against controlled technique...
Brown, on the other hand, was able to cover the field easily with crisp, accurate passes that sliced through Harvard's defense...
...told the platform drafters that a party opposed to government intrusion into other sectors of society has no business promoting antiabortion legislation. "Are you all Republicans?" she demanded rhetorically. "I'm not clear on that." Mary Dent Crisp, a moderate who once served as the party's co-chair, warned of wholesale defections at the polls: "A woman's fundamental right to choose is far more important than party loyalty...
While the rebellion by Stone, Crisp and others captured media attention, their opponents held the high cards. Phyllis Schlafly, head of the Republican National Coalition for Life, insisted that neither Bush as a candidate nor the party as an institution could afford to waffle "on a high moral principle." The Bush campaign's representatives at the session quietly agreed. Campaign officials, who control the platform, will permit no compromise language and will probably be able to quash efforts to debate the issue at the Houston convention. A representative of the National Abortion Rights Action League murmured, "This is an exercise...
Only one tally came on a break-away. The rest came through pure lacrosse: crisp passes, careful positioning and old-fashioned hustle...