Word: impressively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Wore Red presents this unusual theater of war in compact scenes and entertaining dialogue. Says a matador out to impress the author with his knowledge of local history: "This is where the famous bandit Luis Candelas used to hide, Aline. He stole from the rich and gave to the poor -- just like your Robin Hat." The grim side of the job includes treachery and murder. To escape death at the hands of a Nazi strangler, Aline must shoot to kill. There are two happy endings to her story. She reduces the list of possible Himmler agents to a German countess...
...great things about opera is that any boy can grow up to be Mephistopheles, even if he is the son of a meatcutter from Colby, Kans. One of opera's problems is that it is still necessary for a performer to win a % European reputation before he can impress a major American company. For proof of these maxims, consider Samuel Ramey...
...guerrillas have few illusions about maintaining supply lines without U.S. help, and they are eager to impress listeners with their needs. "We know what has been said about private aid to the contras," said a rebel calling himself Renato, who heads a 500-man unit that helps guard the supply line. "But when the American Government was not providing assistance, we suffered. People naturally saw us as losing...
...white sweater and brown skirt. "I am going to stay here." Yet her devotion to a district that lacked food, water and electricity seemed suspect. With Iraqi officials striving to put a brave face on the fighting, the government may have placed the woman in the deserted neighborhood to impress visitors with her resolve...
There is no reason for Harvard police, who continually impress us with their professionalism, to lack the confidence to submit to civilian oversight. If Harvard police accept the Board, they will earn an additional measure of the community's respect and set an example for their Cambridge colleagues, who remain cool to the idea of civilian review...