Word: hugeness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Indeed, by an ironic White House oversight, Carter is expected the same day to play host to the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli peace accords in Washington. Arab hardliners, such as Iraq, Algeria and Libya, could well be tempted to try to upstage the treaty signing by clamoring for huge new price increases, supply cutbacks or both...
...Schlesinger's biggest embarrassments: DOE'S strategic petroleum reserve, which is supposed to be available in times of severe shortage but is years behind schedule and contains less than a week's worth of oil. Pumps to get the crude back out of the huge underground Louisiana and Texas salt domes, where it is stored, will not be installed until September, if then...
Good is synonomous with fast in describing swimming pools, and Cleveland State's natatorium is unquestionably the fastest around. Its extreme depth (12-16 ft. in the competition end) and huge, wave-swallowing gutters minimize turbulence and thus, maximize potential for record performances. It is no coincidence that current American swimming records practically parallel Cleveland State pool records...
Alasdar H. Halliday '82, who struggled through seven pieces-about 2.1 pounds worth-yesterday, is Rowinsky's latest victim. Although the first piece went down quickly-"No problem," he said-Holiday faded fast and by the sixth piece had lost some of his confidence. "This is huge-I can't believe somebody actually did this," he said...
...Kogan '80, to play Chopin preludes and nocturnes throughout Three Sisters. Kogan's forceful and sensitive musical interpretation adds new emotional dimension. Kogan and Sellars have obviously collaborated to fuse the music with the staging to intensify or soothe the action. In the opening of Act III, as a huge fire rages throught the town and the family's restrained tensions burst into open conflict, Kogan pounds a demonic prelude, forcing the actors to scream out their anger and pain...