Word: smoothed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...powers at Lausanne can see through Kemal's little joke, they will be better prepared to form a united policy. It was failure on the part of England and France to smooth down the irritating roughness in their conflicting interests that has given Kemal his present advantage. If now again, British and French statesmen fail to present a united front, the Nationalist leader and his hard-of-hearing plenipotentiary (whose other senses are keen enough) are headed for a signal victory at Lausanne...
...before the season opened, as a coming team of stars, 1926 has had so far a disappointing record. The eleven has been faced in an exaggerated degree with the same obstacle that handicaps freshman athletics every year, the difficulty of moulding an unwieldy mass of material into a synchronized, smooth working machine. The Freshmen have shown flashes of great power but little capacity for sustained, coordinated effort...
...stage a dignity and continence which cannot but inspire a respect for his art. With a voice of fine natural warmth and vividness of expression, his perfect technique and easy control of tone conveys, to the listener impressions of restraint and perfect command of his art. With a voice smooth though not weak, powerful though never forced, he gave a program which evinced catholicity of taste and true musicianship. Commencing with eighteenth century music of Gluck and Handel, he sang three songs of Griffes, Huhn's "Invictus". (the words are Henley's) and various French and Spanish songs. For encores...
Running a smooth and steady race from start to finish, Captain Fasce of Williams easily took first place in the six-mile run with the University at Belmont Saturday. Fasce's time was 34 minutes 14 seconds. The Unversity finally won the meet by a score...
Whatever may be said of Mr. Monteux's choice of program, the opening of the Symphony season last Friday and Saturday was a welcome occasion. The violins are to be commended for a smooth, clear tone, inclusive and clearcut where need be, broad and following at other times. These qualities they displayed to good advantage in the second and third movements of the Fantastic Symphony of Berlioz; in the graceful rhythm of the Ball and the pastoral idyll of the Meadows. In the latter movement the wood-wind choir did especially good work. But these are the only movements...