Word: exhorts
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...each other out of the spotlight in mock rivalry. If the mood suits them, they'll spring to their feet to tap out a furious rhythm, or languidly drape themselves across the piano-player on the stage, who frequently joins in the refrain. On more than one number, they exhort the audience to join...
...earnestly exhort the electors that they should not let themselves be guided by friendship or aversion, or be influenced by favor or respect toward anyone, or be forced by the intervention of persons in authority or by pressure groups...
...separated from the larger issues of society-the role of youth and the idea of competition," harrumphs Hayden. Chimes in Fonda, recalling the "authoritarian" camps of her youth: "We are interested in perfecting skills, not just in being No. 1." The Hayden/Fonda camp is "the better world," the counselors exhort their charges, because "you are going to make it better...
...that the film does not have some good moments. The scene in which the "Planotones" (Danny and the Juniors) record "Come and Go With Me" truly captures that magic second when artists find the groove and turn onto something classic. As Freed watches his producer exhort the "Planotones," you can't help but be struck by the thrill of discovery the musicians must have felt...
...financing company that had been invited in as a comanager. Among the hundreds of obligations are loans to owners of race tracks, jai-alai frontons, boat slips, tennis courts and a $5 million mortgage on Ohio's Cathedral of Tomorrow, whose minister, Sawdust Evangelist Rex Humbard, likes to exhort: "You'd better straighten out and fly right with God." Last year $52 million was on loan to parties-in-interest," meaning institutions or individuals who have business or fiduciary relations with the fund; 55 loans were classified as "uncollectible" and 26 were in outright default. A generous proportion...