Word: passione
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...Oscar Peterson Trio, which some call jazz's finest. He could hold back, then rip down the keyboard at lightning speed; he was a hard-swinging, dizzying improvisor on technically and creatively stunning works like Canadiana Suite and Blues Etude. He made 300 records and won eight Grammys. His passion was improvisation, which he called a "daredevil enterprise." He succumbed to kidney failure...
...Moines, the 27-year-old real estate lawyer gave her résumé to Bob Haus, Thompson's Iowa state director. Within a week she was hired as the campaign's Iowa communications director, even though she had had only one political internship. "I will always take someone with passion as well as experience, and she's proved me right," Haus said...
...sports tier by Comcast for a monthly fee, potentially depriving the league of hundreds of millions in revenue. "The only channel devoted 24/7 to America's favorite sport is not programming that should be relegated to a poorly promoted, pay-extra sports tier that takes advantage of our fans' passion for the NFL," huffed Steve Bornstein, the NFL Network's boss...
...between Tatiana's attacks on the men at the San Francisco Zoo was relatively brief, so the word "grudge," which implies ill will that persists over time, may not be appropriate in this situation. Perhaps Tatiana's behavior would more accurately be described as a crime of passion - no grudge necessary. Still, could years of captivity have led to harbored resentment against humans, and her eventual attack...
...hardly able to hide his chagrin. Such dilettante and often crass audiences are giving the music he loves a bad name. "People think of classical music lovers as pretentious dabblers," says Liu. Successful ticket sales for performances by international groups in China are hardly based on the audience's passion and understanding of music - just on the prestige of the performers. Tickets to the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic in January were snatched up as soon as they became available. In fact, the high cost of tickets for top-quality concerts keep many music lovers away - and encourage...