Word: notions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Breakey, on the other hand, said, "The notion that large numbers of people are being discharged from hospitals on to streets is not true...
...twelve-tone system of Arnold Schoenberg, is devoid of conventional melodies and harmonies. Instead it is made up of bursts of tones that are combined into seemingly cacophonous passages, which tax both the ear and the mind. It can sound dense and abstruse at first acquaintance, yet, like the notion that Boulez is unfeeling, this too is a misper- ception. Forbidding though his music undeniably can be, it amply repays careful, open-minded listening, gradually revealing its sweep and surge...
...years that have followed the climax of the counterculture movement, the whole notion of public protest has been slowly but surely (and not accidentally) made into an object of ridicule...
...systemic lupus erythematosus, a disease that often affects the kidneys, had grown increasingly withdrawn from the country's plight; he had craftily evaded previous U.S. pressures for reform. Most experts were skeptical that the vote would lead to any significant power shift in Manila. But among many Filipinos, the notion that the balloting might lead to change seemed to take on a life of its own. Philippine voters might even provide the occasion for an all too rare peaceful transition from authoritarianism to democracy...
...whose photos of actresses and models have appeared in leading Japanese magazines. "There will be a new generation of shutterbugs who will grow up with the idea that high-quality cameras can focus automatically." Thanks largely to the Maxxum, professionals and amateurs alike are already beginning to develop that notion...