Word: peake
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...command of Sondheim's sliding harmonies is impressive. When she and Kerns sing love songs, the intensity level goes so high that the inevitable "someone" reference flips us back with a shock: what we're watching is not real, it's just another fantasy. Both singers reach their peak in the climactic title number, "Marry Me a Little," which explores fear of commitment and emands from outright belting to the subtlest possible tone modulations--tenderness, anger, and fear...
This criticism reached a peak last Thursday, when presidential spokesman Larry Speakes openly ridiculed him at a press conference. When he discovered that Feldstein was at a lunch with other economic advisors, Speakes reportedly said, "He may not make it to dessert...
Dooley is careful to pace the development of the team over the course of the season. His aim is to peak the Crimson just as its regular season winds down...
...carpets and computers, autos and airline tickets now than they were in the bleak autumn of 1982. Factories are bustling again as companies hurriedly build up inventories to make sure they stay ahead of demand. The Federal Reserve Board reported last week that industrial production hit an all-time peak in October, up 14.8% from the recession's 1982 low point...
...vulnerable. Sales of U.S.-built cars in the first ten days of November were up 5.6% from a year ago. That increase, however, was less than the 18% gain recorded during the first ten months of 1983. The industry is still selling cars at a pace 35% below the peak rate in 1978. If interest rates begin to creep up, customers could start shunning the showrooms once again...