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WARREN'S WEAKNESS, HOWEVER, does not hamper the rest of the performers, who, with their loud resounding voices and melodramatic characterizations convey Don Giovanni's licentiousness. Their hatred, and not Giovanni himself, provides the momentum for the three-hour production. As Donna Anna, whose father Giovanni killed after failing to seduce the daughter, Anita Ashur conveys brilliantly her character's maniacal desire for revenge through her vibrantly loud voice. Ashur's clearly enunciated voice has a spectacular range, and even during songs with the ensemble, her voice stands...
These actions hamper the companies' efforts to raise capital and keep their nuclear projects going. They also hit utility stockholders, who may see the value of their investments shrink. The price of Lilco's stock dropped last year from $17 to $10.13, costing the company's 181,127 stockholders an estimated $70 million. The ultimate victims may be consumers. Lilco customers, who already have the highest electricity bills in the U.S., can expect to pay up to 50% more to help cover the costs of building the Shoreham plant. Public Service Co. of New Hampshire is prevented by law from...
President Bok responded immediately by declaring that he made up his mind and student pressure would not hamper there would be no divestiture. Several of the strikers quit while others vowed to hold...
...firm in 1941 to become assistant secretary of war under Roosevelt. As Allied forces began to move across Europe in 1944, Jewish leaders lobbied the War Department to bomb the railroad tracks leading to the Auschwitz concentration camp and the camp itself--a move that they believed would hamper the Nazi atrocities. It was to McCloy that Jewish leaders were told to address their petitions; McCloy answered that the bombing was not feasible...
...watching the house, he could be cleaning it. "As soon as we get an arm on him, vacuuming will be easy," says Bushnell. Eventually, he hopes, "BOB will be programmed to fetch things-get the paper, pick up after its master, put loose socks in the hamper and stray shoes in the closet...