Word: proving
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wanted to coach and knew that the pressure here in Boston was just going to be too much. There was already a great coach coming in--of course, Pitino still needs to prove himself in the pros. Larry always professed that he didn't want to coach. Maybe he didn't want to take over here and then decide to leave if he didn't enjoy...
Most people are familiar with the rags-to-riches fairy tale. However, Boston Ballet adds a few details which may prove confusing (and somewhat ethnically offensive) for members of the audience who are only familiar with Disney's version of the fairy tale. Cinderella's father is not dead, but very weak-spirited, and only watches sadly as the wicked stepsisters torment his daughter. Cinderella's late mother left her a locket, which the stepsisters try to steal from her. Cinderella gets a bit of revenge when the Dancing Master visits, for she learns the steps faster than her jealous...
During one noteable spat, Jennifer slapped Victor during a rehearsal. But Jennifer says she has since seen the error of her ways in using physical force to prove her point...
...extemporizing, offers that it's a time for "taking stock." Wilson sees the millennium as offering humanity "a clean slate," although he's unsure what that might mean in practice. It will be interesting to see what these artists come up with, and whether any of their pieces will prove that this subject isn't, in fact, best handled by the makers of skin-care products...
...change would mean smaller annual increases in their Social Security checks. But Gingrich wasn't buying. He and other House G.O.P. leaders consider a CPI fix "political suicide," as one put it. But the White House wants to make a deal with Gingrich, who they think may prove a more durable budget ally than House Democratic leaders. Meeting with Democratic brethren last week, the President shared none of the details of the emerging agreement, but promised he wouldn't seal a deal without support from at least half of all congressional Democrats. The message was double-edged and not very...