Word: pivots
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...Ph.D. or its equivalent in achievement, rocketed the College onto the front pages of newspapers across the country. In the suburbs and the cities, from Connecticut to California, nearly everyone seemed to be speculating on woman's role in society. And, more often than not, Radcliffe was the pivot and symbol of the ensuing argument...
Robert Kogan, Assistant Conductor and principal cellist of the orchestra, began the evening's concert with the third (1806) "Leonore" Overture. Mr. Kogan has the broad back, long forelocks, and stance proper to a conductor; he knows how to pivot gracefully from the heels. Unfortunately, faced with a cold orchestra, he did not succeed in making the violins play clearly and together; the transition passages with string accompaniment lacked co-ordination. Although at times he devoted a nice attention to the subtleties of dynamics, he failed to exploit any of the possible tensions of silence: in the quiet dialogue among...
...Dissonante, as abbot Banchieri was known to the academic world of his day, did not hesitate to make a single pivot note the sole point of continuity in a total shift of harmony. Daring in his time, such transitions still surprise the traditionally trained ear. Banchieri also jabbed his musical elbow in the stylistic ribs of his contemporaries. But, as Banchieri himself ends the next to last madrigal, "Hail to the caprices of Banchieril...
...battle plan was drawn by Count Alfred von Schlieffen, chief of the German general staff from 1891 to 1906, a monocled Prussian with a mind that slashed through argument like a dueling sword. Schlieffen promised victory in six weeks by a massive, right-wing attack that would pivot across Belgium and fall on the flank of the French armies before Paris. Knowing of the scheme, France devised Plan 17, calling for a two-pronged offensive against the German center that would neatly snip off the German right wing and end the war in a hurry. By the spring...
...second half started out at a torrid pace, but the five point Harvard advantage at halftime remained unchanged. Then Pete Kelley hit a lay-up and a long pivot jump shot, Denny Lynch pocketed two free throws, and Gene Augustine connected on two long jump shots to give the Crimson a 13 point lead with five minutes gone...