Word: exception
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although Segal originally intended to stress music and dance, the offerings in those fields have yet to strike many sparks. Like the Los Angeles festivals, the New York lineup gives too much attention to a genre variously classed as dance, except that the dancers are not trusted enough to be given anything interesting to do; or theater, except that the texts are typically minimal and witless; or performance art, except that the real emphasis is on props and tricks rather than performers. A case in point: the pretentious numbers staged by Bill Forsythe, an American, for his Frankfurt Ballet...
...result is two aircraft that are every bit as revolutionary as they look. Except for its landing gear, engine mounts and a handful of other components, the Beech Starship is constructed entirely of composite synthetics -- graphite fabric wrapped around honeycombed Nomex, a nylon-like material used in fireproof clothing. This makes the twin-engine plane lighter and stronger than similar craft constructed, in the conventional manner, of aluminum...
There used to be nothing treacherous about reading a magazine. There was nothing to come off on your clothes (except maybe too much ink), nothing to make your eyes water or take away your taste for dinner. But now, as perfume makers seek greater access to their customers, the magazine has become something of a minefield -- and a smelly minefield at that. More and more perfume manufacturers are relying on not just provocative texts and evocative images but a sample of the real thing. Turn the page, break open the "scent strip" and get a full blast of Giorgio...
...idea behind the landmark measure is to get people off relief by getting them into jobs. The bill requires that states provide job training, education and work for able-bodied welfare recipients, except those with children under the age of three. (States have the option of lowering that limit to age one.) To ensure the transition from handouts to breadwinning, states would have to provide child care for nine months and Medicaid for up to a year after the parent gets...
...identified as Kartal Demirag, a Turk who had recently escaped from prison, where he was being held for attempted murder. Ozal, who later had three stitches in his hand, returned to the podium to tell cheering delegates, "No one can take away the life given by God except God himself...