Word: neglectment
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...Most important, Vespri contains a lot more good music than any but scholars would have deduced from its century or so of neglect. The over ture is more or less an orchestral favor ite. The first-act aria, "O tu, Palermo, " is a recital staple for basses. What a surprise, though, to discover the power of the quartet and chorus with which Verdi concludes the second act - a moment of grand confrontation in which every body perceives everybody else's seeming treachery. Or to find that Verdi has rarely written anything lovelier than Elena's farewell to Arrigo...
...even in the midst of such intensive action as the Middle East negotiations does Kissinger neglect his other obligations. Aware of the Soviet Union's interest, he penned five personal letters to a concerned Premier Aleksei Kosygin, keeping him up to date on developments. Kissinger also added a couple of new items to his developing handbook of international diplomacy...
...assume that the manuscript, scribbled by some tribal chieftain, had perhaps moldered under a totem pole until discovered by a nosy anthropologist or Royal Canadian Mountie. Not so. The author is an energetic, white-haired American woman, now 72, named Margaret Craven. The history of her book, from benign neglect to some national celebrity, offers wry commentary on the ways of commerce and the world of publishing...
Confidence is now reportedly on the rise in the powerful circles close to the top. "I think we're finally on the right track," said one high official who wished to remain anonymous. "This policy of benign neglect which we've been following in regard to the underworld for years and years just hasn't paid off in dollars and cents. It's as if General Motors never made any cars or trucks and just tried to wish Ford out of business. That's ridiculous, of course. Why should things be any different in the public sector? The states...
...guard stood hard when abstract threats Too noble to neglect Deceived me into thinking I had something to protect Good and bad. I define these terms Quite clear, no doubt, somehow. Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that...