Word: gifts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Klein and Arnaz are so appealing that you root for them. Klein has a flair for light comedy that is mightily infectious, and he commands the stage like a pirate sweeping a deck. Arnaz matches his strength, and she sings her lyrics in-depth with Streisand's gift for matching feeling with meaning. She hurdles the barricade of being the daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz by imitating neither, but she has inherited their incomparable comic timing...
...Corporation has expounded two primary reasons for its refusal to change the name of the Engelhard Library and for its reluctance to make a general policy regarding gift-giving...
...gift, solicited as a part of the Radcliffe Century Fund Campaign, will support scholarships, a distinguished visitors program, campus internships, and externships in science fields. It will also provide funding for educationally related, on-campus employment and research projects undertaken by women in science departments which might not be able to support them independently...
...answers suggest, Simon does not profess to be a great dramatic theorist; he offers no analysis of the origin of comedy, including his own. He defines his talent as a gift that comes "from deep within me," eschewing any deeper analysis of his motivation. If not laden with intellectual insights, his statements frequently posses a quiet eloquence. When someone suggests that his plays convey no messages but are simply laugh riots, he replies that light-heartedness can express a deeper meaning. Many of his comedies focus on people paralyzed by a sense of inadequacy...
Britain has provided the island with aid to shore up the faltering economy which is entirely dependent on the export of bananas and has promised an independence gift of $20 million as well...