Word: pureed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When CRICO was first established, it had no claims to settle. With zero employees and no overhead costs, almost all of its revenues were pure profit. With an estimated $-40 million in assets. Creasey said he expects $26 million in revenues next year...
Creating such a consummate and pure fantasy is a difficult task, and sometimes the flaws threaten the illusion. The second act doesn't reach the same energy of the first for 40 minutes. During that section, the pacing slows and the score, often a little repetitive, becomes boring. The production tries to cover up the weaknesses with elaborate set changes and highly imaginative props. But while they pull out all the stops, we can't help but think that the effects are just too much. As the colored lights flash and wink in bright display, the scene comes to resemble...
...their choice of flag bearer, perhaps even the athletes were expressing some disdain for the hypocrisies of amateurism. "We ain't pure," U.S. Olympic Committee President William Simon stated plainly before the Games began, calling for "a uniform definition of amateurism" or "being honest about it and having open Games." Citing the track-and-field trust-fund accounts as an example of "pure sham," Simon spoke of athletes "taught how to cheat" and shook his head...
...elements of nature and his soul. The play has been cut down, leaving only those scenes which further the plot's course of destruction. For example, the fool's part is shorn of its lighter scenes, leaving only the bitter social commentary. Thus the movie presents a Lear of pure and seemingly inevitable tragedy...
...Cuban inflections keep the temperature high in Paquito's distinctive brand of bop. "He really is a pure jazz player with strong Afro-Cuban roots in his music," says Lundvall, who has moved on to become president of Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records. "You hear that Latin fire. He has a sound that is totally identifiable." Paquito's easy access to the American jazz mainstream is largely attributable to his zest and finesse on the alto and soprano sax, and partly ascribable to the fact that he is playing in a familiar groove, which may stray in a friendly fashion from...