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Word: solemn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...added that the fact that the world is comprehensible "is a miracle." He also understood his responsibility for the weapons he helped create. "We scientists," he wrote, "whose tragic destination has been to help in making the methods of annihilation more gruesome and more effective, must consider it our solemn and transcendent duty to do all in our power in preventing these weapons from being used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Age Of Einstein | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...Amazing Grace," played by the Worcester and Boston Fire Gaelic Brigades and the Worcester Ecumenical County Chorus and Ensemble, provided a solemn pause following the speeches...

Author: By Eric S. Barr, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Clinton Joins Worcester Residents in Mourning | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...series, the other four hang frozen beside and behind it, shourded in plastic. Panel #2's current blue hues look somewhat dolorous. But Ms. Cohn offers assurance "that the ensemble as a whole still works" even if some unity is lost with the fading. "They still have the solemn resonance that Rothko wanted. A very inspiring ensemble still. Yes, they are damaged, but no, they are not wrecked...

Author: By Teri Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard's Color Fields in the Forest | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...fleeting two hours the audience gets a treat. The performers expect the audience to enjoy themselves. The response of the crowd resembles that at a concert--screaming, yelling and whistling are encouraged. If you're looking for a solemn play then see something else. If you're looking for a rocking good time and entertainment at its best, Stomp caters to your needs. The experience begins when Shaka Opare leads the audience into the world of Stomp. With only a stare of approval or reproach, he periodically incorporates the clapping audience into the performance itself. In fact, the entire encore...

Author: By Brian R. Walsh, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Stompin' at the Wilbur | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

Egyptians are particularly incensed that just three words, in circumstances difficult to interpret, could point to suicide. The words may have been totally misunderstood. El-Batouti was just as likely to be expressing concern at some emergency when he spoke. The phrase was no solemn invocation of death but an everyday expression among Egyptians, murmured at the start of many a mundane task. Suicide defies the holiest precepts of Islam, and for Egyptians it brings unthinkable shame to family and nation. "You can't jump to conclusions from someone quoting the Koran and say this was more than an accident...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Prayer Before Dying | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

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