Word: phrased
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Discussions about the threat of communism dominated the hearing in spite of the fact that Sullivan had eliminated the phrase referring to "atheistic communism" in a revision of the original H442. The change in the wording of the bill confused the testimony of many of the witnesses...
...Wagner's operas. One particularly striking example is the theme which usually accompanies the religious statements of Jokanaan, and which later appears greatly distorted, after his decapitation. Another use of this device, combined with an intentional and effectively weird orchestration is found in Salome's several repetitions of the phrase "give me the head of Jokanaan...
...Mass was written for available talent at Salzburg in 1782. In that case the abilities must have been reversed, for Monday night Paul Tibbetts did the best bit of solo work with the one short phrase that makes up the bass part. No one could have any criticism, however, of Eleanor Davis' "Laudamusic," which was altogether competent. The soprano, Phyllis Curtin, had the most difficult role of all, particularly in the jumps of the "Et incarnatus est." Though she had many exquisite tones, she showed a slight unwillingness to land decisively on a note and sustain it. Tenor Summer Crockett...
...charge I resent is contained by implication in your phrase, "the 'What I Did This Summer' themes of English A." The implication amounts to saying that English A invites trivial papers on trivial subjects. This, of course, is directly contrary to the policy which I have done my utmost to urge both upon the instructing staff and, whenever I have had an opportunity, on students in the course. I am responsible for the slogan, "The unforgivable theme is the theme without a subject." It is perfectly true that we usually begin the year with one or more assignments asking...
...which Thorez is a member, summoned him to explain himself. He repeated almost word for word the statement he had made to the Central Committee. Another nonCommunist, referring to Thorez' notorious army desertion in 1939 and subsequent run-out to Moscow, interrupted him when he reached the phrase, "If later our country should be dragged . . . into a war," and finished the sentence for him: "Je ficherais le camp [I would beat it]." Thorez flushed, but he made no retort...