Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...heard, probably for the first time in his life, a long-haired youth plucking a guitar and singing folk melodies, 16th century chamber music and a dazzling variety of Yugoslav folk dances. The biggest Chinese applause, as well as barely suppressed giggles, was reserved for a somewhat faulty-if brave-Yugoslav rendition of a Chinese folk song, The North Wind Blows...
...scene of incredible violence?of exploding galaxies and stars, of prodigiously energetic quasars, a universe that still literally reverberates from its fiery birth. Many scientists are all but convinced that black holes lie at the root of many of these awesome events. They are fascinated and somewhat frustrated by the fact that the immense gravity of black holes prevents any escape from them. As a consequence, says Harvard Physicist Larry Smarr, "there are parts of the universe from which, in principle, we cannot get any information...
Probably not, but just to save face with other Universities, most of which are in bad shape financially, Harvard has initiated a somewhat serious effort to cut back. Two years ago, a guy named Stephen S. J. Hall, former vice president for administration, had 115 brainstorms on how to save money. That was the winter Hall decided to turn off all the heat in the Houses over Christmas vacation,, producing extensive flooding due to cracked water pipes, costing a whole...
...Revenge, Edwards parodies The Godfather and The French Connection, and--perhaps learning from his past mistakes--he keeps it domestic and visually smaller. He also lightens Seller's load by giving him a large and funny supporting cast, and the somewhat reduced chores enhance his appeal. Clouseau still mucks up his vowel sounds and takes a good many falls, but Edwards doesn't labor these gags as much as he did last time. One can hardly call him restrained, but he's comparatively restrained. Admittedly, the plot is harebrained and the climax, set in a fireworks factory, fizzles, but there...
Like all women's sports at this school, the women's hoop and swim squads have soared in terms of quality and seriousness of play in recent years. The women's squash team has always been somewhat respectable, and last winter established itself as one of the top few squads in the country...