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The pirates return to "take" the girls as wives--a euphemism for raping them--but agree to let them go when the Major General appeals to their sympathy as fellow orphans--the pirates' well-known weak spot. Torbay, decked in britches, cape and sideburns, is the quintessential G&S nobleman...

Author: By Dvora Inwood, | Title: Pirates Enchanting, Though Offensive | 12/13/1991 | See Source »

Indeed, the Crimson had more than the skillful Cornell team to overcome. After the Big Red tied it up, the 3822 faithful kept their team in high gear with their characteristically obnoxious (obscene?) antics.

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Icemen Tie Cornell | 12/9/1991 | See Source »

The discussion was guided by a very skillful teacher, who eventually got a good many of the kids around to the point that in a way both things are true. The point is that it became possible for those otherwise alienated blacks to feel comfortable with a larger tradition in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reading, Writing -- and Iroquois Politics: THOMAS SOBOL | 11/11/1991 | See Source »

The beauty of the goal was in the finesse. Uustal did not outrun the defense, but rendered the Friars powerless with her skillful ballhandling. Uustal's shot was placed so perfectly, Mead never had a chance.

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: W. Booters Upset 20th-Ranked Providence, 1-0 | 10/30/1991 | See Source »

ANSEL ADAMS is best known for his sweeping, almost unbelievable, landscapes. And while one admires his choice of subjects and skillful execution, one always wonders if he was not just a tad naive--if his view of the world was not a bit too rosy.

Author: By John M.biers, | Title: Trying to Be Cultured? Visit the Museum of Fine Arts | 10/24/1991 | See Source »

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