Word: quieter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Though originally their Moscow tour guide had them singing for tourists, the Kroks decided to take their act to the Soviet people themselves, says Thomas A. Shields '89. "Usually when we sing on the street, we can't do our quieter ballads because of all the noise. But the people there were so attentive. We sang every song we knew," he says. "I remember that afterwards, a really big guy came up to me and pointed to himself and said, 'Andre.' Then he pointed to me and said, 'Good.' I think that may have been the only English he knew...
Seniors who opt for a "quieter"--or maybe not so quiet--final year say that they have more freedom...
...strain on rockers' ears is slowly easing. Musicians no longer perform before walls of loudspeakers. Today giant speakers are relegated to the sides of the stage or suspended from the proscenium. "Half the concerts are quieter on the stage than anywhere else in the house," notes Flansburgh. Many rockers now sport protective gear during practice sessions and even during performances. Saxophonist Benjamin Bossi of the Ordinaires, a New York City- based band, dons headphones before concerts. Fred Schneider, vocalist for the B-52's, stuffs tissue into his ears. Rock Promoter Bill Graham, who is shepherding the current Amnesty International...
...they started to say. That is, until Bush began to suggest that Dukakis was not "one of us" precisely because he was too tied to his immigrant roots, as well as too tied to a liberal-academic ideology outside the political mainstream. Result? Dukakis has been much quieter on his immigrant background and ACLU membership...
...design of a new jet engine is a devilishly long-term process that can consume at least five years and more than $1 billion. GE took a more astute aim at the aircraft market of the future, while Pratt & Whitney failed to develop a full range of quieter and more fuel-efficient models. GE's strategy is paying off. Last year its aircraft-engine division earned profits of $940 million on revenues of $6.8 billion...