Word: linings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Phantom of the Opera. Major contributions were surely made by the composer and by director Trevor Nunn, and the storytelling is also enhanced by Maria Bjornson's dreamlike designs. They shift fluidly from a naturalistic mansion courtyard to a mountain range at sunset conveyed by just a jagged line of reddish purple across a backdrop of black. The performers all act as ably as they sing, notably Michael Ball as the doomed boyish hero who ages into embittered manhood, Ann Crumb as the woman with whom everyone falls in love but who loves herself more than any of them, Kathleen...
...situation" in China, in that the revolt was not merely the work of "misguided" people but also that of a truly "rebellious clique." The second version also contained approving references to the "open policy," allowing Chinese ties to the outside. Said a senior Asian diplomat in Beijing: "The line to the world is reassurance. To China, it is terror...
That calls for Arkady Renko, who happens, by chance and Smith's ingenuity, to be a lowly worker on the ship's "slime line," hacking up fish and hunkering down from further recriminations for his dogged sleuthing in Gorky Park. Convinced that his investigating days are over, Renko neither seeks nor wants this assignment, which threatens his anonymity and possibly his safety. Significant people on the ship would also like to see him remain hidden and humbled. One of his enemies-to-be reminds him of his expulsion from the only group that truly matters in the Soviet Union. Renko...
...furniture is distinguished by a tension between naturally shaped slabs of wood and meticulously worked support elements. While the base of a dining table may be crisply machined, Nakashima lets the natural "free edge" of the top planks determine the contour of the piece, instead of sawing a geometrical line...
...week, a tougher stop for a baseliner, though Bjorn Borg contrived to win five in a row that patient way, and Chang has that kind of dream. "I want to be the No. 1 player in the world and have all the best shots in tennis: serve, volley, base line, drop shot, you name it. I try to set my goals as high as I can." If he inspires Asians, Chang will be pleased. "It helped Sweden when Borg came along and made such a big impact. I'm hoping it will also happen in Asia...