Word: sheerly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Thirteen years ago, Rudolf Nureyev, the first Kirov refugee, astonished Western audiences with his heroic bursts of explosive movement, animal magnetism and sheer showmanship, not to say showboatery. Baryshnikov is a dancer of equal authority but far different style. He is short, and his slightly chunky body seems to belong to a superb athlete as well as an artist. He floated Makarova overhead as though she had no more substance than a chiffon gown. His phenomenal double turns in air and grands jetês were done with a breathtaking ease that did not call attention to itself...
...Publick Theater, out of the sheer force of habit, continues its ancient practice of producing The Tempest and Wilde's Salome on alternating nights on Soldiers Field Road in Allston. Audiences have been grumbling about the quality of the performances, but professionalism has never been the Publick's strong point. It is a nice community theater in convivial surroundings. Tickets are relatively cheap and people get high during the performances. What could be nicer...
...Sheer Volume. The evidence produced so far would lead to an indictment of Nixon in almost any U.S. court. Yet what his supporters now seem to be demanding for impeachment is not merely an indictable offense but some piece of evidence that will make a prima facie case for conviction. There are growing signs in Congress that this strategy is losing ground. A move in the House among supporters of the President to convert the impeachment vote to a motion of censure-thereby allowing them to vote against Nixon without alienating many voters who still back him-is also likely...
...White House clearly hoped that the sheer volume of the disclosures-218 pages of Judiciary Committee comparisons of transcripts, more than 4,000 pages of other committee evidence, the 2,217-page draft of the final Senate Watergate committee report, the long arguments before the Supreme Court-would further numb the minds of many Watergate-weary Americans. Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler dismissed the Judiciary Committee transcripts as part of "a hyped-up public relations campaign," and the Watergate committee allegations about the Rebozo fund as "warmed-over baloney...
...Besides sheer speed, Brock has a gift for anticipating pitchers' moves. "Every pitcher has a body cadence and rhythm," says Brock. "Once you've learned to read it, you can tell whether he is about to make a pick-off throw, and you can know exactly when you can start toward second." When on first, Brock silently counts a cadence that is synchronized to the pitcher's delivery...