Word: gainful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...what Moiseyev calls "popular ballets"-works that express contemporary themes in the casual movements of everyday life, a fusion reminiscent of the effect U.S. Choreographer Jerome Robbins achieves in such works as Fancy Free. Even in the straight folk dances Choreographer Moiseyev prunes and shapes his material to gain dramatic continuity and a clearly defined dance line. Says he: "We do not merely photograph. We try to reveal and enrich." He often starts with a folk melody, watches the company improvise while the orchestra plays it, then works out a finished dance movement and has a fully orchestrated score fitted...
...first time in 29 years that the Liberals had gained a new seat in Parliament, and they talked happily of a resurgence of Liberalism. None but the most starry-eyed of Liberals thought there was any real possibility of taking power themselves. But on the basis of their strong showing in recent by-elections, they now pose a very real threat to the Tories. Liberal candidates seem to be taking 2½ votes from the Tories for every one they have taken from Labor. Translated into a general election, such figures would not gain the Liberals many seats...
...taking such a personal interest," and while she's at it, she takes time to bestow her condescension on a famed actress (Joan Greenwood) who happens to be there. The actress, who does not seem to appreciate these attentions, returns them gracefully: "The theater's gain is Macy's loss...
...rash of mergers, leading off with Northeast, which won the rich New York-Florida run last year and still lost $1,000,000 in the first quarter of 1958. National might merge with Northeast to eliminate a rival on the Florida route. Delta and American could also gain entry, help solve their own problems by taking over the struggling line...
...this issue, Ike's thoughtful citizens can gain some understanding of the effects of the latest Federal Reserve change in required bank reserves, and discover some early harbingers of spring in our economic climate, see BUSINESS, On the Rise...