Word: mustering
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...whirling, sensual dance is important, not stylistic perfection. In this dance the orchestra is missing much of the turbulence called for by Rimsky-Korsakov's score. In this respect the musicians mirror the essential weakness of the entire company; after many years on the road it is difficult to muster the great enthusiasm first class ballet requires. Nevertheless, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo continues to provide good ballet, and that is high commendation in itself...
Nevertheless, the strength of the Mahasabha war party was growing, and it would take all the skill that Nehru and Liaquat Ali Khan could muster to bring peace out of the terror that stalked Bengal...
...last time the team played Davidson was two years ago when a strong Harvard squad won, 6 to 3. This year, however, Davidson's strength is unknown. Although North Carolina has lost Vic Seixas, one of the ten top ranked amateurs in the country, the Tarheels can still muster a strong team led by Selxas' doubles partner of last year, Bill Taylor. Both these teams have always been strong and already have practiced several weeks out of doors...
Probable Opinion. The sciences, Standen continues, range from "fairly good through mediocre to downright bad." Physics is "science at its best," and much of chemistry ("an art [often] related to cooking, instead of a true science") passes muster. But even these have serious contradictions. They make claims to the discovery of immutable truths, and yet scoff at all philosophical absolutes. Actually, their truth is not truth at all, but "a body of well-supported probable opinion only, and its ideas may be exploded at any time...
...check last night showed Dunster could muster the whole $550, Winthrop had nothing on the books for next year, Adams had $100, and Lowell would have about...