Word: nevertheless
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Unfortunately, the revue format of Bicentennial Follies--except for parts near the very beginning and at the end, the show consists entirely of 13 songs--prevents the character development necessary for tragedy in a classical sense. Nevertheless, when the curtain falls, a mood of genuine pathos prevails; for if individual tragedy can only be hinted at, the spiritual poverty that afflicts would-be adherents to the bicentennial myth has been made abundantly clear...
...negotiations are nevertheless a political booby trap for both sides. The canal may yet become an issue in the U.S. presidential campaign. Ronald Reagan met several months ago in Boca Raton, Fla., with former Panamanian President Arnulfo Arias, whom Torrijos ousted in 1968. Earlier Reagan had accused the Administration of "giving up the defense of the hemisphere on the installment plan." As for Arias, he reportedly promised a softer Panamanian stand if he returned to power. Torrijos seems to accept the Ford Administration's efforts to keep negotiations low-key until after the November elections...
...John Lee's Crimson team was a powerhouse, running up an 8-4-2 record. The next year, a graduation-ravaged squad finished at 5-11. Since then, the program has been making terribly slow, but nevertheless sure progress, going 6-10, then 6-9, and 7-8 this year...
...Nevertheless, to blame the fans for a loss is simply absurd. The hockey team lost to Brown here but beat them in Providence without a band, without Section 18, and, I suspect, without a very large contingent of fans. They beat nationally-ranked Michigan State twice under similar conditions over the Christmas break. Harvard's squash team is the best in the country; yet they draw only a small fraction of the number of people who go to watch hockey. In short, a good team should not need a boisterous crowd to win! Art Powell...
...what does it matter? Why even include it? Nevertheless this starts him off on a long reverie of nostalgia for his days as a chapel boy, from which he awakes a few pages later, and returns to thoughts of his mother. In fact, the book seems more like a letter to himself; he is quite fond of discreetly recounting the dinners and accolades he has amassed...