Word: section
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...There were four people from the team in my Gen. Ed. 105 night section. I think the whole section was made up of athletes," said women's basketball captain Kelly Black. "Time constraints are definitely huge...
Near the beginning is a charming section on growing up in Hollywood--the elaborate children's parties, the famous and talented who came to her parents' dinners, the ceremonial arrival of the Farrows--nine strong--at the Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd, where the family had its own pew. In such a heady environment, it isn't surprising that Mia's godmother was gossip columnist Louella Parsons or that Charles Boyer lived next door. But celebrity seems to follow her. Her girlhood pet was the real Lassie's grandson. When she retreated to the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh...
...realized only recently from the depths of the balcony in Sanders that teaching a lecture course is quite a different task for leading a seminar or section. Professors, while not exactly stand-up comedians (live, in Sanders, Jerry Seinfeld on evolution!), do have the difficult job of keeping students entertained. And they must do this without the benefit of discussion among all the participants...
Next came a sharp and jumpy cadenza in which the high notes were never less than pure. Previn had decided to make the last section sound like an alla breve version of the first, made jazzier by the inclusion of a piano part. By the time Hudgins finished negotiating all the difficult figures, he had earned himself three curtain calls...
...rows of the orchestra were adequate for hearing what was going on, but balcony seats probably were not. This was a shame, because Previn played with exceeding cleverness and charm. In general, all the familiar themes were satisfying, and concertmaster Malcolm Lowe played a gorgeous solo in the lyrical section, but the great ascending chordfest near the end should have been much louder and less reserved...