Word: instrument
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...order to calibrate the instrument [todetermine chlorine nitrate levels], we have tohave a source [of chlorine nitrate]," Solomonsaid. "It's a very unstable compound, and we haveto make it ourselves, he said. "It was during thissynthesis that the explosion occurred...
...award read, "President of the Republic of Ireland, distinguished European Law expert, passionate defender of human rights, guardian of the welfare of the people, and a symbol of reconciliation and hope for all humankind, you exemplify how a lawyer may serve the public as an instrument of change to make men and women free." --Valerie J. MacMillan...
...sound of Buswell's instrument appeared surprisingly soft in many unmuted passages, lacking the strident clarity brought to Bartok by Szigeti or Szeryng. At times, Levinson overpowered Buswell, though the violinist appeared at the edge of his instrument's capacity. But Levinson efforts were clearly earnest; his rejection of bravado perfectly suited the work...
...women. Anjelica Huston delivers a dream of a performance. Her acting seems effortless, and Huston is profoundly sexy in the manner of women who have had a bit of life experience (Vanessa Redgrave also springs to mind). She is also intensely witty; her whole body has become a witty instrument, and she can get more out of a raised eyebrow than out of a page of dialogue...
...after midnight at Richard's Club, 20 miles away in Lawtell. The spacious wooden dance floor is vibrating as the all-black crowd whirls and twirls to an infectious two-step. A young boy tickles the ribs of a frottoir, a washboard-like instrument, with a pair of spoons-zhicka-zhicka, zhicka-zhicka-as a sultry teenage girl in a red Janet Jackson cap thumps out a beat on her electric bass guitar. Keith Frank, their brother and leader of the Soileau Zydeco Band, has the mike. "Get on, boy!" he sings, accompanied by a repetitive, irresistibly danceable rhythm...