Word: performancy
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...tradition-minded officers are a bit apologetic about the appearance of Dutch troops. "Sure, our military is a disgrace in uniform competition with the polish of other armies," says Commodore Ruud Hemmes. But, he adds, "our soldiers know their jobs, and they are motivated. In a war they will perform, and that's what you have an army...
Edelin was then one of two obstetricians on a staff of 15 who agreed to perform abortions. "For religious, moral, or personal reasons," Edelin said, the rest of the staff did not choose to do them...
...Benny kept his own calendar. He continued to perform in concerts, star in TV specials and make plans for another film. "I never look back on life," he liked to say. "I don't indulge in nostalgia. The hell with the past. I'm only concerned with how good my last show was, and how good my next two will be." Though he died at 80, neither he nor his jokes had ever really aged. It was part of Jack Benny's gift to make the number 39 appear eternal...
...Midnight Concert has probably outlived its usefulness. First, the HRO has only four concerts a year, and is too good an orchestra to justify spending one of them either on good music which it could perform better at 8:30 or on bad music which isn't worth its time. Second, with notable exceptions like "Peter and the Wolf" there isn't much children's music which still appeals to adult concertgoers, no matter what state their heads are in by midnight. The question may even be academic, since the only piece left of this genre which comes to mind...
...tell who's going to win," Crowell said. "Harvard is always strong, and they always seem to perform at their best against us. It should be a close meet." If the thinclads took their cue from their squash and swimming counterparts, they should be well prepared for battle...