Word: sluggish
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...configuration (that's first and second violins, violas, cellos, and bass), opting for an 18th century rendition of the piece. Unfortunately with such a small ensemble, mistakes are all too clear. I could hear all six first violins, but they didn't sound like an ensemble. Poor dynamics and sluggish stickwork led to a serenade that started well but ended weakly. The last movement was ragged. The first violins showed a remarkable lack of attention to their conductor, which was too bad because Baker was definitely worth watching. Conducting the concert from memory, he displayed firstclass musicianship. His style...
Sanya's cautious pace and his concentration on the constitution have irritated Bangkok's newspapers. Now that they have complete freedom, they have become vocal and critical. The papers have chided the Premier for doing little to help Thailand's sluggish economy, curb soaring inflation and eliminate rampant corruption. The English-language Bangkok Post complained that in slum areas of the capital, police services have deteriorated so badly that "robbery and violence are at a level which can only remind one of New York and Chicago...
...Crimson controlled the ball from the beginning and scored at will. In less than a minute of play Fred Mitchell, co-captain of the swim team, showed Harvard's superior skill by piercing MIT's sluggish man-to-man defense to score an uncontested goal...
...midyear. Even if he is right, though, many would-be house buyers have to write off the rest of 1973 and mutter "Wait until next year." Meanwhile, they have to live somewhere, and that necessity provides the only bright spot in an otherwise dreary housing picture. The once sluggish rate of apartment rentals, from Manhattan to Los Angeles, is picking up briskly...
WHEN ALL IS said and done, very little is said and done in The Paper Chase. The dialogue is trite and the action sluggish; only those fascinated by the machinations of Harvard Law School might expect to enjoy the film...