Word: lorenzo
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...century composers out of date. Mozart's ability to portray real emotions on the stage instead of stylized attitudes, and his inventive use of the orchestra as an active participant instead of merely an accompanist, powerfully influenced later generations of composers. In the works he created with Librettist Lorenzo da Ponte-The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così Fan Tutte-Mozart's genius transcended the conventional boundaries of master-servant comedies and lovers' farces to create a new kind of psychological music drama...
...Lorenzo A. Littles, a spokesman for the Harvard Black Law Students Association, said yesterday that studies have shown the test is not biased. Littles said he could not comment on the benefits of the changes until they have been implemented...
With about six-and-a-half minutes left to play, Dartmouth retaliated. Lorenzo Chambers eluded the Harvard defense and scored the final points of the game with a broken-field touchdown run of more than 40 yards. Vignali and running back Gregory Dunn brought the Crimson into a first and goal position in the final minutes, but a Dartmouth pass interception with time running out ended its efforts and the up-and-down game...
...Lorenzo quickly acquired 48.5% of Continental's stock. In one hectic day of trading, he bought 830,000 shares of Continental just 30 min. before the market closed. The Continental-Western merger was dead, and a bitter takeover battle between Continental and Texas International was under way. In April two veteran Continental pilots proposed that company workers buy a majority of the firm's stock through an employee stock-ownership plan. Though skeptical of the plan at first, Feldman soon threw his support behind it in a last-ditch effort to stop Texas International. Lorenzo immediately challenged...
...somber Continental board of directors last week named George A. Warde, 59, the former president, to succeed Feldman as chief executive officer. Meanwhile, Texas International is awaiting final White House approval of its takeover bid, which appears likely. Lorenzo intends to keep Continental a separate airline and a subsidiary of the parent organization, Texas Air Corporation. Continental employees last week were still trying to search for ways to block Texas International, but their chances looked very slim...