Word: downbeat
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With nary an indication of a downbeat from Gatti, the lower strings slid into the haunting opening strains of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, displaying a rhythmic alliance so perfectly refined that it truly seemed as if only one instrument were present. The placement of the cellos between the second violins and the violas allowed for a heightened clarity, producing a concentrated, almost sinewy tone that typified the Allegro Moderato. The first movement elapsed without any fiery outbursts; Gatti instead focused intently upon the lyric strains of the oboe and clarinet. His conducting was comprised of a fairly conventional fluidity...
...show figures from the latest European Union study on global competitiveness. "Pitiful," he snaps at one slide on Europe's low investment in Southeast Asia. "We are clearly losing ground," he says, slapping down a chart on the dwindling European share of world trade. When he finishes his downbeat presentation at the E.U. headquarters in Brussels, a reporter asks if he has any fresh proposals to solve the problems. "We don't need any more bright ideas. There are lots of them around," he replies. "In business, success is 5% strategy, 95% execution...
During the budget brouhaha, Penn and Schoen became convinced that Clinton and his Administration were too downbeat about the economy. Thanks in part to Clinton's hard-won deficit-reduction package of 1993, interest rates were low and the economy was picking up. But Labor Secretary Robert Reich seemed permanently pessimistic. Ickes told the Boston Globe that the country was going through a period similar to the Great Depression. Penn became alarmed when, during a late-night interview on Air Force One, the President told reporters that he was "trying to get people out of their funk." The Clintonites, Penn...
Buckley, the founder of the National Review, gave a decidedly downbeat assessment of the nation's economy, its educational standards and its political leaders before an ideologically diverse audience of more than...
...music, however, remains the biggest factor in Hootie's rise. Cracked Rear View featured 11 strong, tuneful songs, with brawny guitar work, commanding percussion and Rucker's low, gruff, charismatic voice, which made it all come together. And despite the ebullient sound of the music, some songs were lyrically downbeat. Let Her Cry was about a love affair torn apart by drugs and alcohol; Not Even the Trees was a tribute to Rucker's late mother. Another song, Drowning, decries the flying of the Confederate flag above the South Carolina statehouse. Rucker has received death threats for singing...