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...great fashion houses are all represented with gowns and dresses that seem to challenge, in some cases even exceed, the outer limits of craftsmanship. Who would have thought it possible for a bodice to be shaped in such a way, or for silk to fall so unhurriedly, like a dove on a light wind? The clothes of this period were an exercise in sensual extravagance, not only of highflying technical virtuosity but of high-flown social aggression. A gown by Worth was more effective than a quip that silenced a rival. Its beauty seemed inviolate: 19th century social armor...
...expected, Army gained ground in the 200 back by holding junior Julian Bott to a second place finish. But when freshman Brian Jaffey dove in for the 200 breast, his mission was simple avoid disqualification, and by doing so give Harvard the point it needed to reach...
...despite a strong comeback effort in the last minutes of play, the Crimson couldn't or wouldn't pull off the win. With 1:07 remaining and the score 70-63, Coach Kathy Delaney Smith called a time-out. The hoopsters then dove for every possible steal, and drove the lane in search of three-point plays. But once at the foul line Harvard only hit two of six attempts...
...film's conceit is promising at the outset. The highly effective opening scenes show a dove like flock of young choristers running out from under the dripping Gothic gargoyles of a London church. Among them we find the darkly clad figure of a sullen young man in his early 20s (Sting). This stranger begins deliberately accosting passerby on the rainy street with an "accidental" jostle and a subsequent "Why, you're the last person I expected to see!" Someone finally falls for this deception--Thomas E. Bates(Denholm Eihott) a harried middle-aged writer of mass-produced inspirational verse...
Judge's other injury--a shoulder problem--occurred during first-round-NCAA play against Brown. "I guess I dove out of the goal too fast and launched on my shoulder that wrong way." Judge says casually. "We still haven't figured our what...