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...palate quite as directly as, say, Mexican heat, but sneaking in somehow on the oil in the dish. You take a bite and another, and then suddenly the heat rolls in, causing a grab for the water glass. I liked Bombay Club's version, the heat off-set by the potatoes in the sauce and by an accompaniment of cool mint yogurt raita...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bombay Club | 6/8/1999 | See Source »

While juggling the task of organizing the 100th anniversary celebration of The Crimson, Decherd also managed to raise enough money to purchase an off-set printer for the newspaper...

Author: By Joshua L. Kwan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Media Mogul Decherd Places Principles Above Profits | 6/2/1998 | See Source »

...Peter Patrone, Heidi's longtime friend and "the best doctor under 40 in New York," Mike Efron fully developed his character without off-setting or being off-set by the swirl of other issues around him. In depicting Peter's decision to reveal his homosexuality to Heidi and in his response to the AIDS crisis--both dealt with in the midst of a play so laden with feminist concerns--Efron holds his own with captivating power. Efron's convincing combination of wit, cynicism and vulnerability made his character especially sympathetic to the audience. His final duet with Poreba...

Author: By Edith Replogle, | Title: Captivating Chronicles | 10/14/1993 | See Source »

...contrast, Christopher Scully's lighting design emphasizes the bizarre chain of events with abrupt changes in the focus and the amount of light. The realistic acting and surrealistic off-set each other and give the play the mystical quality of a fable...

Author: By Deborah Wexler, | Title: The Show That Needs No Luck | 11/15/1991 | See Source »

...Schaaf has broken out of his slump, he should be able to defeat his Engineer opponent. and give the Crimson enough of a margin to off-set any golfer who takes the M.I.T. challenge lightly...

Author: By Martin R. Garay iii, | Title: Golf Team Faces Engineers Today | 4/28/1970 | See Source »

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