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Word: peeks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Symphony of Psalms-danced to Stravinsky's score of the same name against a huge backdrop of Persian rugs-was inspired by a boyhood memory. "There was a Russian Orthodox church in Prague that was always closed," recalls Kylian, "but we could peek through a hole in the door and see that it was full of red rugs and religious flags." That image stayed with him when he was working on the piece, immersing himself in Stravinsky, who was deeply influenced by Russian Orthodoxy at the time he wrote the music...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: And Now, the Netherlanders | 7/20/1981 | See Source »

...judge cuts some nudity, leaving only a little Bo peek...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Tarzan Goes to Court | 7/20/1981 | See Source »

...temporarily accomplished their purpose. Even if they decide to invade after all, the threat will already have done a certain amount of damage. Anticipation always goes deeper than surprise. And the Poles will have been attacked in the war of nerves long before those famous tanks can begin to peek like rhinos around Warsaw's corners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: The Art of Making Threats | 4/20/1981 | See Source »

Perhaps because of this, Tehran permitted a tantalizing peek into the captives' lives. On Christmas Eve, Monsignor Annibale Bugnini, who represents the Vatican as the papal nuncio in Iran, was allowed to visit the Americans. He was taken blindfolded in a car on a ride so short that he assumed he was still in Tehran. So great is the mistrust in the city that even the revolutionary guards who rode along in the car also were blindfolded as they approached the secret destination. For nearly four hours, the monsignor chatted, sang and prayed with some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hostages: She Wore A Yellow Ribbon | 1/5/1981 | See Source »

Arriving at the studio at 5, Hartman sits down with Sonja Selby-Wright, one of Good Morning's three rotating producers, and goes over the day's schedule: an interview with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, a peek at the world's costliest diamond and a look at new and unusual watches. When Selby-Wright leaves, Hartman settles down in his second-floor dressing room to read background material, stopping now and then to sip coffee and take a bite or two of a bagel. To keep everyone awake, ABC has placed coffee urns, cartons of orange...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Life Begins at 3:45 A.M. | 12/1/1980 | See Source »

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