Word: semi
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Since 1842, Chu Tang claimed, China has been a semi-colonial nation controlled almost completely by imperialist European powers. The Communist attack on a British gunboat last week is a sign of the end of this era of foreign rule, Chu Said...
...picture has a few minor virtues, most of them negative. It is less noisy and violent than most semi-documentaries of its kind and its heroics are less improbable. A cagey use of understatement throughout gives the film an air of reality that is not backed up by its plot...
These clay pigeons come from two "houses," a low one and a high one, which are situated at the ends of a semi-circle. They are lofted into the air by springs. The skeet shooter flires away from eight different stations which are spaced at intervals around the circumference of the semi-circle...
...three hours, uninterrupted except for brief program notes. The Endowment Series made possible the playing of exceptionally long works, such as Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and the Brahms Requiem. And except for an hour or so of luncheon music, all programs were composed of uniformly high quality classical and semi-classical works...
...between the two works. We can't put spots between movements; it's not fair to the listener." The result has been an increase in 15-minute programs, with short pieces and a spot between each one. This policy is doubly attractive to prospective advertisers, who would rather sponsor semi-popular music than more serious works...