Word: ironclads
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mode of playing that can only be called chamber music perfection. Kim's bow moved so immaculately that one could not tell if it actually touched the string; from the listener's perspective, there was only a pristine sound that came from her direction. Moreover, Kim's ironclad intonation placed her in a class of her own. Her sound suits the medium perfectly--not overly soloistic, yet unquestionably striking. She is surely the most outstanding cellist in chamber music today...
Clinton's negotiators are more determined than their predecessors to win ironclad agreements that virtually guarantee deeper U.S. access to the most sheltered areas of the Japanese economy, notably telecommunications, medical supplies, insurance and cars. But Tokyo's bureaucrats are just as resolute in holding off the assault when Japan is suffering through its worst recession since World...
...ironclad, however: the Crimson (2-4-1 overall, 1-3-1 ECAC) has run into this situation before, most notably at St. Lawrence (a 7-4 loss...
...clinch the deal, De Klerk had to abandon demands for ironclad guarantees that whites and other minorities would share power indefinitely. He had sought a system in which whites would in effect have a permanent veto in such vital affairs of state as defense, foreign policy and the economy. But last week he gave up his insistence that the new coalition Cabinet could act only with a two-thirds vote. Instead the President will be required merely to consult the Cabinet in a "consensus-seeking" spirit...
...McCurdy of Oklahoma, who opposed an energy tax and said they favored an amendment that would cap spending on entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare. With Clinton enjoying the support of House Speaker Tom Foley and Ways and Means Committee chairman Dan Rostenkowski, however, and with the nearly ironclad protection of House rules discouraging amendments from the floor, most insiders thought the House rebellion could be contained...