Word: pushing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...criterion, we kept having to remind ourselves, was influence, not greatness. In selecting the world leaders, it was easy to understand that we were selecting not those we liked but those (such as Hitler) whose influence was huge. But for artists, everyone was tempted to push for personal favorites, the folks each of us thought were the best. For example, I'm in that slice of my generation that thinks the Stones were better than the Beatles, but I had to admit the Beatles had more influence. In the end a lot of people who may have been the best...
DUKE ELLINGTON (1899-1974) From the 1930s to the '50s, the master composer's Big Band was jazz's gold standard, creating such classics as Black, Brown and Beige. Duke's compositions--timelessly elegant and invested with rich textures and emotional fullness--helped push jazz to unparalleled heights. Just as his popularity seemed to be fading, he reignited his legend with the fiery 1956 recording Ellington at Newport...
...when push came to shove, Harvardforked over the $2,000 in direct grant aid. TheMunoz family, with a sister about to get married,faced an unexpected burden, Harvard ruled...
...Sports are really a great way to push yourself not only to find your physical limit but also to work together with other people, to push yourself to reach new levels," she says, noting that her brother, a professional basketball player in Israel, has been an inspiration...
...start with, the influx of new residents fromCambridge is beginning to push up rents inSomerville, putting the city on the path togentrification...