Word: generous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...American premiere of Swedish Composer Lars Johan Werle's opera Animalen, among other events, the multipurpose hall is the new home of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Minnesota Opera and the Schubert Club, a local recital sponsor. In appearance, it recalls a Victorian men's club, with a generous use of mahogany and brass, both in the spacious lobbies and within its two auditoriums. The seats--between 1,815 and 2,000 in the larger, depending on the configuration of the stage--are a warm shade called terra cotta, and a blue patterned carpet covers most of the floors...
...assembling volunteer leadership for a drive like the Harvard Campaign, "you would be looking for people who were generous" to lead it, explains Director of Major Gifts William H. Boardman. "The most effective fundraisers are people who have already given...
...line between illegal distortion and just plain bad distortion probably impossible. Such contracts run the risk of outlawing appropriate improvements and adjustments, crippling creativity, and sapping the vitality of theater for future generations. If, to protect themselves, authors must state detailed production criteria, it is better to grant generous production rights rather than handcuff directors. Such artistic freedom will, in the long run, benefit theater. And it is worth the risk of an occasional wayward production...
...riling fees for damage suits in India are almost prohibitively high, and the courts are notoriously slow. "If the suit were filed in India, the judgment would be in the next century," said Nani Palkhivala, one of India's most respected attorneys. More important, the U.S. offers more generous legal grounds on which to base a case. Lawyers can file a suit for negligence, under which a plaintiff would have to prove carelessness on the part of Union Carbide. But more appealing is the doctrine of strict liability, under which negligence need not be proved. Said Belli: "It doesn...
...simply to roll over the low-cost computer market. Apple remains the powerhouse in both the home and school. This year it will sell about 900,000 of its He and He machines. Some industry watchers also wonder whether IBM's sales momentum will continue after the generous rebates expire in January...