Word: liven
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...their loyalties; ardent Krok fans say that they rarely miss a major concert. "They are good singers and have great senses of humor," said Wellesley freshman Cindy M. Hoyle, adding that she thinks the Kroks compare favorably with similarly groups from other colleges. "The Kroks are better performers--they liven up the audience more...
...first generation of how-to tapes has not exactly advanced the video art form. Some use a celebrity host to liven up a dry presentation; more often an anonymous lecturer is aided only by crude graphics or amateurish dramatizations. Attempts to make the material more "visual" are frequently awkward. First Aid: The Video Kit, produced by the American Red Cross and CBS/ Fox Video, buries its valuable information amid hokey sketches in which two couples are instructed in proper first-aid techniques by a helpful neighbor...
Some of the artists said they looked at "The Zoo" as a protest against the building's relatively poor living conditions. As one hall resident, who requested anonymity, said. "This place is such a pit, it is our duty to liven...
...while the home team did liven things up a bit, taking a 31-29 halftime lead and substituting freely--11 players saw at least 11 minutes--the visitors turned in the type of performance that's bound to light up the Ivy League as the season wears...
...playing the title role in Eleni, the film of Nicholas Gage's book about his Greek mother (she was executed in 1948 by Communist rebels who had occupied her village after World War II). In the scene simulating an artillery attack by government forces, Nelligan "decided to liven it up with some clever falls I devised for myself, including somersaults when the mines and bullets were near misses." By the time the sequence had been reshot 15 times, however, the repeated falls had left her with a swollen ankle and hip. The scene ended with a soldier stealing...