Word: solemnizing
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Wednesday morning brought one of the more solemn transition rituals: the passing on of intelligence secrets to the President-elect. CIA Director Stansfield Turner arrived at the Jackson Place town house, briefed Reagan for 90 minutes, and left stonefaced and silent; he knows that he will be replaced, probably by William J. Casey, Reagan's transition chairman, who sat in on the meeting. But the ritual had one touch of humor. Hurrying to the briefing, Bush bounded up the steps of 712 Jackson Place and began shaking hands with puzzled secretaries from the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation before...
Despite their similarities, however, each of the shows has a distinct personality. Today is like a morning newspaper, solid, informative but sometimes pompous and solemn. The set, so old now that it is encrusted with dust, is dominated by an official-looking horseshoe-shaped desk, behind which are chairs for the staff and a giant backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. Brokaw, 40, has something of the manner of a friendly corporate lawyer. The prim and manicured Pauley, 30, could easily be his law school trainee, so efficient does she seem. Fortunately, what they lack in sparkle is made...
Walking to the Israeli leader's limousine afterward, the President's voice broke as he praised Begin's "extreme political and personal courage" and the strong ties between Israel and the U.S. "The Camp David accords and the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt are solemn documents committed on the honor of our nation, on a permanent basis," said Carter. Begin agreed, calling the accord "a binding treaty, a sacred trust...
...fierce debate, the English Alternative Service Book aims to provide easily understood language and numerous optional forms of services. In the process, many resounding and beloved phrases have been dropped or altered. The archaic "I plight thee my troth" of the wedding vow gives way to "This is my solemn vow." "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace" becomes "Lord now you let your servant go in peace." "We praise thee, O God" changes to "You are God and we praise you." "We are truly sorry and repent for our sins" replaces "O Lord, have mercy upon...
Jazz and non-Western music receive greater attention. No more condescending talk of "primitive" music; now there are a million words on the "ethnomusicology" of Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific. Pop is sometimes treated in solemn detail. On the Beatles: "Early style is typified by She Loves You (1963), with its duple metre, almost hypnotic beat, pentatonic melody, 32-bar song form and tonic-mediant tonal relationship; its text concerns adolescent love, and has a quasi ritualistic 'yeah, yeah, yeah' refrain...