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Word: imperfectly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Despite his experience with the tumultuous politics of inter-war Europe, Deutsch says he never was tempted to withdraw from politics or to resign himself to cynicism. "I find the world a highly imperfect place in which to live, but you can always make it a little more perfect...

Author: By Nicholas D. Kristof, | Title: The Best Political Scientist in the World Goes on Half-Time, Still an Optimist | 5/23/1979 | See Source »

Handlin, however, said he opposes divestiture because he believes the mission of the University "is not to perfect an imperfect world, but to pursue and advance learning...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi and James L. Tyson, S | Title: Faculty Discusses Handling Of S. Africa Investment Policy | 5/2/1979 | See Source »

...LOEB PRODUCTION of Candide may not be the best of all possible Candides, but it is very good and in this imperfect world, that is usually enough...

Author: By Joseph B. White, | Title: Glitter and Be Gay | 5/2/1979 | See Source »

...players in New York Disc Jockey Jonathan Schwartz's resonant first novel. At a glance, it may seem another tour of Joan Didion's empty existential horizons -damaged people failing to communicate in a dry land. But Schwartz's central character, Paul Kramer, renders his past imperfect with a poignancy that gives the novel a solid grounding. His Memorex ear for dialogue and his unblinking self-examination provide the basis for a muted, moral judgment on life as it was lived along the San Andreas Fault in the good old days of Watergate. If Paul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Notable | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

...project this enormous is a milestone, to be sure, but it doesn't accomplish its aim; you can't understand the words without the libretto, translation or no translation. Whether it is the over-resonant, mediocre engineering of the recording, the imperfect diction of some of the singers, or simply the nature of operatic singing that is responsible, the words are three-quarters unintelligible. Porter's skillful imitation of Wagner's alliterative verse style never has a chance. The translation works best in the long narratives, during which the characters stop to repeat parts of the story in new musical...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Vaguely Wagner | 1/11/1979 | See Source »

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