Word: explained
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sudden. In recent years the Music Hall, like every U.S. business, has been caught in the spiral of rising costs. But its revenues have not risen accordingly. Attendance has dropped from 5 million in 1967 to less than 2 million last year. Those figures, how ever, only half explain the attendance problem...
...less institutionalized ways of enforcing community morals. In questioning one witness about the tribal meetings, St. Clair focused on the decision-making process. He asked the witness if the tribal chief made a decision or whether the meeting as a whole voted. The witness hesitated, at a loss to explain an Indian preference for consensual decision-making in the context of St. Clair's questions...
...assistant coach went on to explain that the swimming squad is not formally divided between varsity and J.V. "The whole team works out together," he said. "We find that the better the swimmers we have in workouts, the better the entire team trains...
...fall of his sophomore year. Three of Ed's friends quit the club when Ed was not accepted, but Ed wanted to join because he hoped it would give him the opportunity to meet the kind of people who eventually did reject him. The first reason Ed presents to explain why he wasn't admitted is his race. He adds, though, that whenever anything goes wrong, he pins it on being black. Another thing about Ed that he feels did not go over well with the club members was his clothes. He describes his preparations for the screenings this...
...nighttime decline is harder to explain, but there are probably several reasons. This year's emphasis on specials and miniseries-"stunting," as it is known on Network Row-has confused many viewers, leaving them uncertain when their favorite series will be on. "The old habit of most people was to think, 'If it's Saturday, it must be time for Mary Tyler Moore,' " says Tenebruso. "You can't assume anything any more. Shows are shuffled around like peas in a shell game." If a viewer misses the first episode of a miniseries, he may skip...