Word: eighth
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...what they got moments later, when it was announced that they had elected an ardent Fundamentalist as the new president of the nation's largest (14.5 million members) Protestant denomination. The victory of Memphis Pastor Adrian Rogers, who insists upon a strictly literal interpretation of the Bible, marked the eighth consecutive presidential victory for Baptist Fundamentalists since 1979, when they began a determined drive to wrest control from the moderates. Taking advantage of their formidable appointive powers, the Fundamentalist presidents have gradually changed the character of the boards that govern the vast complex of Southern Baptist seminaries and agencies, replacing...
...Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon). Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Soprano Carol Vaness, Mezzo Janice Taylor, Tenor Siegfried Jerusalem, Bass Robert Lloyd; Christoph von Dohnanyi conducting the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus (Telarc). Every decade Karajan tackles the Beethoven symphonies, and these new recordings of the heroic Third and frisky Eighth complete his latest cycle. Like his previous version, issued in the mid-1970s, these interpretations are forceful and decisive, fast without being headlong, firm without being inflexible. The Berlin Philharmonic's playing is silky as ever. But in terms of sheer kinetic excitement, nothing will top the explosive, elemental performances from...
...used to the spectacular gyrations of the ) continuing bull market, were relatively unfazed. For one thing, the drop represented only 2.43% of the Dow's value, a far cry from catastrophe. Sure enough, the plunge soon halted, and on Friday the Dow stormed back 36.06 points--its eighth-best day ever--to close the week at 1874.19. What really jolted the nerves of Wall Streeters, though, was the fallout from the Dennis Levine insider-trading scandal, the worst in history. Paranoia swept the close-knit investment community a week after Levine, 33, a former managing director at the firm...
...degree, have produced an explosion of the jellyfish population and a prolonged presence of the creatures in waters where humans like to flounder. Traditionally, scientists say, jellyfish turn up along France's coastline every 10 to 12 years, for a period of four to five years. This is the eighth consecutive year that ever larger populations of jellyfish have camped out off the south of France - a trend experts say is unlikely to reverse itself since it reflects a domination of jellyfish over rivals in the food chain. Similar evolution has been noted in recent years off Spain, Italy...
...Only in second grade at the time of 9/11 - I'm now in eighth - I had been utterly confused by the tragic events. However, your article about the heroic efforts of Rick Rescorla and the risks he took for his colleagues sent my mother and me into tears. Rescorla's ability to remain calm and assertive in a dangerous situation is inspiring, and I hope we can learn from his example. Martha Harding, Palo Alto, Calif...