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That smile said a number of things. It was, first, a calculated effort to demonstrate Soviet pleasure at the upcoming resumption of talks with leaders of the United States. It was also meant to cast Mondale as the more reasonable, moderate half of the Presidential candidate duo, as a practical statesman aware of the urgency of superpower communications. At a brief and formal meeting with the President earlier in the week, by contrast, Gromyko was careful to maintain an expression of utter solemnity...

Author: By Jean E. Engelmayer, | Title: Hedging Their Bets | 10/3/1984 | See Source »

Back with the duo are a bevy of experienced players. Starting with Chambers in the backfield are junior Duane Hewlett and safety Ross Armstrong, a two year starter himself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PENN | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

Granted, Ivy football and excitment are an unlikely duo, but Butler is a unlikely find in this league...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRINCETON | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

...placekicker Bill' Moore and punter Hank Eaton, the Bulldogs may have the best kicking duo in the Ivies. Both starters last year, Moore--who holds the Yale record for a field goal (52 yards)--and Eaton alone could keep the Bulldogs in several games...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

Like Serban, Strehler introduces anachronisms into his production - the commedia dell'arte for the comic duo of Trinculo and Stephano, for example, and a hint of Peking opera mannerism for Ariel - but they effectively underscore the contrasts between the spirit and human worlds, making the confrontation even more pointed. This is a Tempest of clarity, strength and purpose - exactly what was lacking in the Royal Opera's Turandot. The cross-cultural irony is inescapable: the English company presenting the Italian opera had failed, but the Italians staging an English classic had made a glorious success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: One Sings, the Other Doesn't | 7/30/1984 | See Source »

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