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Word: paces (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Meanwhile rescue workers euphoric over finding a survivor in a collapsed freeway resumed work at a frustratingly cautious pace yesterday, and earthquake-shaken Northern Californians mapped strategy for today's commute through gridlock...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Quake Victims Relocated for Convention | 10/23/1989 | See Source »

Even when the pace slows, Jenny Gibbs does a graceful job of playing Alice; her performance is full of energy and her girlish gestures are appropriate. If her accent is uneven, it is only out of consistency with the work--Alice admits in the first act that she is a native of both Oxford and Hackensack, which cannot help but to confuse Gibbs' speech pattern...

Author: By Kelly A.E. Mason, | Title: A Modern Looking Glass | 10/20/1989 | See Source »

...pace quickens in the second act, which is saved by faster scenes and more entertaining song and dance. The White Knight (Tom Hale) does a rap to cheer Alice while the other actors dance. The final ensemble number, a "lobster dance" set to Beethoven, is funny and very original. The act drags only during a mainly unintelligible "Jabberwocky Battle," which leaves the audience guessing at its multi-lingual signifigance...

Author: By Kelly A.E. Mason, | Title: A Modern Looking Glass | 10/20/1989 | See Source »

Before this week, baseball was chugging along at a rapid pace. Today, baseball is silent, along with the rest of the nation. For the first time since anyone could remember, no one cared about baseball...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, WIRE DISPATCHES | Title: The Quake and the World Series: Baseball Takes Back Seat to Safety | 10/19/1989 | See Source »

Although these are some of the more outstanding cuts on Byrne's latest LP, the album should really be listened to as a whole. The fast pace of each song runs into the next, making for smooth transitions and the impossibility of turning off the stereo before the whole selection is over...

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: Byrning Hot Salsa | 10/13/1989 | See Source »

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