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Word: muddier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...rushed, which caused some sloppy entrances and created a slight feeling of insecurity. This impression was perhaps augmented by the fact that the Brandenburg is one of those tried-and-true old faithfuls, one familiar to almost all the audience members, so that any tentative entrances seem that much muddier. In general, though, the concerto was quite solid. Concertmaster Mike Hsu '97 in particular gave a lovely performance in the second movement which was excerpted from Bach's Sonata in G major BWV 1021, written for solo violin and harpsichord--the latter ably played by Albert...

Author: By Jennifer K. Little, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Friday Night Bach Soc Hop to Dance About | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

Always rose-colored, my view of the Fourth has gotten muddier this summer, the indirect benefit of an internship with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida. As an intern, I screen calls and letters for civil rights concerns, referring calls to other agencies as appropriate and summarizing written complaints for review by a legal screening committee. The vast majority of requests--appeals for help from indigent persons--don't fall under the auspices of the ACLU. But it doesn't surprise me that so few people know what the ACLU does: the name makes it into dockets...

Author: By Adam S. Hickey, | Title: The Importance of a Simple Holiday | 7/11/1997 | See Source »

...psychological investigation. Ultimately, however, her goal is not so much to undermine the current ruling troika of "looks/beauty/appearance" as to confront the obsession head on. Unlike Naomi Wolf, who in her 1992 book, The Beauty Myth, portrayed the elevation of beauty as manipulative and ultimately sadistic, Friday reaches older, muddier and much more happily self-satisfied conclusions. In the end, she isn't angry at the power of beauty, and she seems to have come to terms with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weekend Entertainment Guide | 7/26/1996 | See Source »

...politicians, of course, speaking against rapid growth in an election year would be roughly equivalent to praising violent crime. To economists the issues are far muddier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOW FAST SHOULD WE GROW? | 7/15/1996 | See Source »

...Power of Beauty is a sprawling work, simultaneously a personal journey and a psychosocial examination of an accelerating phenomenon. Unlike Naomi Wolf, who in her 1992 book, The Beauty Myth, portrayed the elevation of beauty as manipulative and ultimately sadistic, Friday reaches older, muddier and much more happily self-satisfied conclusions. In the end, she isn't angry at the power of beauty, and she seems to have come to terms with her own. After all, it certainly is a positive wish that every woman, from stooping adolescent to middle-aged overachiever, have a chance to float in a foam...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: CONFRONTING THE BEAUTY MYSTIQUE | 7/8/1996 | See Source »

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