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Word: nicely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...level of musical and dramatic rapture that is the supposed province of opera. But the Absolute Beauty or Bust approach is not always the best, particularly when dealing with the imperfections of baroque opera. Why shoot for the heavens, perhaps to crash and burn, when you can get a nice modern chalet on Mt. Everest...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sanai, | Title: On Opera: | 2/19/1987 | See Source »

...what is Dreamtime's Statement? Beats me, The Songs are obviously about something: "Nice in Nice," "Too Precious," and the creatively titled "You'll Always Reap What you Show" are all clearly about materialism, for example. They don't actually comment on materialism; they are merely about materialism...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: VINYL | 2/19/1987 | See Source »

...Harvard] is a very strong team this year," Rhode Island Coach Athena Karacas said. "They have very nice control and are very aggressive...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Women Fencers Spear Rhode Island, 15-1 | 2/18/1987 | See Source »

Fellow performers often giggled at the persona, but they liked the man. Said Shirley MacLaine: "Lee's a hoot. He always gives a good show." Edie Adams concurred: "He was outrageous when outrageous wasn't cool. He was a little kid and nice to be around, on or off the stage." He often suggested that he enjoyed special spiritual grace, and some fans concluded he had faith- healing powers. But when he died at home last week after a brief hospitalization, he was best known as a synonym for glorious excess. After an aborted attempt in 1958 at a button...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: A Synonym for Glorious Excess | 2/16/1987 | See Source »

...skulls that they could have caught AIDS from a woman," says Michael Brown, an AIDS specialist in Long Beach, Calif. "Men have a strong denial going on," comments Mark Saginor, assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCLA. " 'Somebody else will get it, but not me.' Or, 'She's so nice. There is no way she can have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Chill: Fear of AIDS | 2/16/1987 | See Source »

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