Word: foils
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...deftly depicted. There is also an abundance of Johnsonian anecdotes, though sometimes too many. The section on 1784, for instance, deals more with Johnson than it does Boswell, which is fine, except that Brady is attempting to dispel the prevalent image of Boswell as merely Johnson's sycophantic foil. There are already plenty of good biography's of Johnson, including Boswell...
Though cutting back on the Soviet Union's ability to eavesdrop is the primary purpose of the new telesecurity program, U.S. officials point out that it could also foil surveillance attempts by other rivals, including unscrupulous economic competitors. Moreover, as Reagan has pointed out, the same technology used in foreign intelligence operations is increasingly available to "terrorist groups and criminal elements." -By WilliamR. Doerner...
...Pittsburgh Pirates cap and a matching outfit of sneakers, yellow Bermuda shorts, cheap black imitation kimono, and Hawaiian-print shirt. Caudle stands out against the simple costumes of the rest of the cast. And with an astute sense of comic timing and expression, he serves as effective fool and foil for the other characters, and as commentator for the audience on the events taking place around...
...setting off such potent Italian fireworks as Turandot, made a gloriously fearsome opponent as the evil sorceress. Her blazing fury as she confronts her weak husband Telramund (Baritone Franz-Ferdinand Nentwig) near the start of Act II won a spontaneous ovation that stopped the show. Providing a worthy foil for Marton's villainy was Tomowa-Sintow, a lyric soprano with a pure, unforced voice that improved after a somewhat shaky first act; her fateful exchange with Ortrud in the second act's balcony scene evoked the stark contrast of light and dark that Wagner wanted. Alas, Elsa...
...question remaining is when the products of the restructured Harvard program will be able to say they beat perennial foil Brown...