Word: pomp
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...commit suicide. Zivia, however, has become a heroin addict and enjoys dancing wildly to "I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins. C.C. calls her old friend Porter, who helped her in drug rehab last year, to help Zivia. Ian comes prancing in and, after much pomp and circumstance, agrees to rewrite Ed's play and put on a private VIP performance in their home. Meanwhile, Zivia and Porter fall in lust and run off together...
However, the value of a Harvard degree and the experience of attending the College probably would not be diminished if the University opted for a simpler, less expensive ceremony. Undoubtedly, for-going a little pomp and circumstance would fund a few more needy students in the next year's class. With the knowledge of such a trade-off, few seniors would lament the lack of a fancy celebration...
MacPherson says he did not like the ceremony surrounding his final departure from college. "With all the pomp and circumstance, I just wanted my education. Give me my diploma...
BALTIMORE, Md.--Without any pomp or circumstance, the Harvard men's lacrosse team finally decided to pack it in for the year. The gutsy Crimson was beheaded by the mighty Virginia Cavaliers 23-12 in the NCAA quarterfinals yesterday at Johns Hopkins University...
...industrialized nations could provide a needed boost to Yeltsin's struggling reelection campaign. With the G-7 seeking to prevent a return to power by Russia's increasingly popular Communist Party, the biggest concern for G-7 leaders was showing support for Yeltsin and his reform policies. "All the pomp and ceremony of being seen with world leaders has to have some impact on voters," Moscow correspondent Sally Donnelly says. "Standing near people like German Chancellor Kohl and President Clinton touches the Russian idea that they are still a great nation, which is hard...