Word: rivals
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...stage is turned into a gigantic Christmas party to the delighted ohs and ahs of the entire audience. After being told by Daddy Warbucks to get "gussied up," Annie descends the grand staircase wearing the classic red dress, shiny Mary Janes and curly wig, doing high kicks that would rival the Rockettes themselves. This happy scene is predictably interrupted by Annie's long-lost "parents"; but Schuck, as Warbucks, saves the scene with a masterful performance and a highly climatic rejection of the impostors...
Euroland's newly unified financial markets--highly liquid and investor friendly--will rival those of Wall Street. Meanwhile, greater ease of movement for factories and goods will force euro-zone companies to become more competitive and attractive to investors. And with the euro, American businesses and travelers could save as much as 50% of the transaction costs they now pay to convert dollars into multiple European currencies. Says David Bowers, a European investment strategist with Merrill Lynch in London: "This will be the biggest shock to the global financial system since the move away from fixed exchange rates...
...commitments. And luckily, they did not need to be. Some of Europe's most prestigious church choirs offered fame to the anatomically-intact. The Vienna Choir Boys, for instance, would train boys between the ages of 10 and 14 to sing with a sublime sweetness that was thought to rival the song of angels. Although we do not hear too much about the castrati today, boy choirs have retained their popularity. Last Friday, the Vienna Choir Boys, as witness to this popularity, came to Symphony Hall to celebrate their 500th anniversary...
...have a strong personal rivalry [with Brown]," Foster said. "We haven't liked each other for a long time. They are a historical rival, and I know we've disliked them since before I got here. The Brown game is always big, and this year we get the chance to play them at home with a lot on the line...
...original form, Richard III is essentially a play about a man killing his way to the throne and then being killed himself by the rival claimants. The way each character rises up in life before being assasinated creates the tragedy that makes the play a great work. It is entrancing to watch the plot tighten around the characters, made easy targets by their incapacity to fathom the extent of Richard's evil...