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...sang around school. And in the weeks before he fled Hungary, Grove and a handful of classmates sang the first, murderously lovely scene of Don Giovanni in a Budapest recital. Grove can't remember if he took the part of the footman Leporello (who beseeches, "Potessi almeno di qua partir!" [I wish I could escape!]) or the blackguard Don Giovanni (who bellows, "Misiero! attendi se vuio morir!" [Wretch, stay if you would die!]) in the performance. He took the Don's advice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ANDREW GROVE: A SURVIVOR'S TALE | 12/29/1997 | See Source »

...dial. They know that as great as the company's service is and as promising as its various ventures may be, consumers can't send their kids to college or buy that vacation home unless Fidelity is in the money. As a former employee says, performance is the sine qua non; if Fidelity does not get back into the top 10%, the whole operation may stall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NED JOHNSON AND FIDELITY: THE MONEY MACHINE | 9/30/1996 | See Source »

...long as there are serious political issues facing Asian Americans qua Asian Americans, like Proposition 187, I would opt for the latter course...

Author: By Daniel H. Chol, | Title: A Proposition for the AAA | 11/2/1994 | See Source »

What would Americans think if Mario Cuomo--qua justice--rendered the death penalty unconstitutional? Even if he had come to his legal decision through a politically unbiased calculation, wouldn't the public at the very least suspect him of bringing his political baggage to the Court? It's not as though Mitchell is the only lawyer in this land...

Author: By Samuel J. Rascoff, | Title: Dilettantism, Washington-Style | 4/8/1994 | See Source »

...thrillers. Needless to say, these attempts have been futile. The mere mention of her name in conjunction with any film is guaranteed to evoke chuckles if not full-fledged sighs. So, what's materials girl to do? Produce your own film in which you star as a Hollywood icon qua actress searching for legitimacy...

Author: By Ariel Foxman, | Title: Madonna's 'Dangerous,' Is not | 3/10/1994 | See Source »

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