Word: lording
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...remained in the Noriega government only to help negotiate the general's departure. As for the drug charge, he says that while he was Panama's ambassador to Colombia in 1986, he sold a car to an auto agency that he only later learned was owned by a drug lord...
...with his stripes we are healed," is a particularly fine example of the following lyricism the choir achieves throughout; "Surely he hath borne our griefs," against the gorgeous background of the orchestral part, is another. Remarkable, too, is the ending of "All we like sheep," which runs "And the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." The ritard and diminuendo which Finney chooses to take are effective, making these final 15 seconds alone worth the price of the ticket...
...returned to Yum-Yum's town of Titipu after hearing that Ko-Ko has been sentenced to death for violating one of the Mikado's laws. Unfortunately, as the town officials genially explain to him, Ko-Ko isn't dead--on the contrary, he's been promoted to Lord High Executioner, the highest civilian position available. And he's set to marry Yum-Yum that very afternoon...
...finale, all three Holden choirs joined to sing the traditional English carol "God Bless the Master", arranged by Vaughan Williams. This piece exudes a cheery, positively glowing holiday spirit as it successively blesses different members of the household, ending with: "The Lord increase you day by day, and send you more and more." Unfortunately, many of the singers had their noses buried in their music throughout the performance, which somewhat detracted from the message. Nonetheless, the warmth with which it was sung added to the general feeling of joy among the singers, reached out to the listeners. And at last...
...their children to save the others would pose an agonizing moral dilemma. For Bobbi, 29, and Kenny, 27, it was a no-brainer. As deeply religious Baptists, they are utterly opposed to abortion. "That just wasn't an option," Kenny told reporters last week. "We were trusting in the Lord for the outcome." By conventional medical standards, the McCaugheys were taking a huge gamble; by their own, they were simply living their faith...