Word: nasality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...retention of Chapman was most important. His voice's range is comparable to that of Stevie Winwood, late of Traffic and Blind Faith. Chapman draws at will on a nasal, resonant, almost English country twang that rolls words and phrases in a wholly distinctive way. Chapman's voice is important because, in Family's disconnected lyrics full of pauses and doubled over phrases-this quality provides a means of converting lapses and repetitions into an air of powerful expectation. This, in turn, transmits a particular excitement...
...NATHAN was striking as Clytemnestra, a part which suited her gaunt figure and certainly her shrill, frenzied voice. Al Ranzio's nasal monotone was bothersome at times, but as Zeus, he combined all the self-assurance and comic undertones which Sartre wrote into the role. Norma Levin had surely the most difficult assignment as Electra. She captured the guilelessness of Sartre's very ordinary, very energetic heroine; she also got to speak some of Sartre's most beautiful set-pieces, the little speeches of reminiscence which form a motif in the play...
Coleman ripped a nasal cartilage in the first week of February, and missed two weeks of competition, and even after shifting to the 142-pound level upon his return, he completed the remainder of the season without losing...
...roses, pine trees and orange juice. Officials at 3M and NCR envision a multimillion-dollar market for their process. For example, both companies are already studying the possibilities of attaching micro-fragrance strips to packages and cans of food. If the idea catches on, food shopping could become a nasal adventure...