Word: fabric
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...little of the old one's intimacy, and be sure that the acoustics are rich and reverberant, like a concert hall's, but dry enough to allow every word to be distinct. Opera houses tend to have a thin resonance, partly because of the heavy use of carpeting and fabric, which trap sound instead of distributing it, and partly because singers like things that way. Judging by the opening performance of The Marriage of Figaro, Christie got his wish. The theater is handsome without being ostentatious. The interior is stark, but the warm pine walls save it from being dreary...
Ellenbogen, like many students, says he is uncomfortable with generational politics. "Americans in general have become cynical about leaders, which is destorying the fabric," he says. "We need to work with the system. People in their twenties have a lot to offer...Congressmen recognize that...
...Hajek's teammates, Julie M. Copaken '94, says she and the other rowers could turn to the supportive captain as a friend in times of frustration or difficulties. Such personal qualities also made their way into the fabric of Eliot House for the last three years...
With the nation still trying to come to terms with the rise of urban ethnic conflict, institutions such as Harvard must lead in the development of new methods of studying the rapidly changing social fabric. The institution of permanent courses in ethnic studies and the hiring of more minority faculty world fill tow glaring holes in Harvards's academic and educational resources, contributing mightily to a better understanding of a complex American society that increasingly defies traditional analyses...
...succeed in revitalizing our schools, we can restore the fabric of community in our inner cities," Kunin said...