Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Sullivan who soon enters as Hallie, the son of the owners of the teahouse. Right away, he strikes the perfect stance between sweetness and precocious brattiness; Hallie shows off his cleverness to Sam, but he also looks for Sam's approval. It's clear that though Hallie instructs Sam, somewhat condescendingly, on bits of history and geography, the man has become somewhat of a father-figure for the boy. Keene and Sullivan convey this bond with great charm and naturalness...
...addition, there may be changes inside the Soviet Union, for while it is unlikely to change quickly, it does evolve slowly and unevenly. It has opened up somewhat over the last 30 years. There are more contacts as well as more sophistication in the perception of outside reality. There are more pinholes letting light into the "black...
Punk attire aside, the Kronos can really play. Somewhat surprisingly, the highlight is the Nancarrow, a straightforward, approachable, quasi- Bar-tokian work in three movements. It predates Nancarrow's dense, mind-boggling, rhythmic experiments in his Mexico City studio with the player piano, which later became his chosen medium of expression. Emotionally stirring, the piece deserves wider currency. And the swooping, sliding, fuzz-toned Purple Haze must be as close as a string quartet is likely to come to playing acid rock at the Fillmore. Jimi was never like this. Can Janis be far behind...
...which the agency is subservient to the client. Says one agency executive: "Clients are really saying, 'When I holler, I want you to jump.' They see some of this power slipping away." As a result, the departure of clients from the mega-agencies has created a windfall for their somewhat smaller competitors. Young & Rubicam has picked up about $120 million in billings from unhappy clients who went shopping for a not-so-giant agency...
Financial analysts hailed the move, and even union officials were at least somewhat understanding. Nonetheless, the announcement from General Motors last week sent a powerful shudder of concern through the Midwestern Rustbelt. GM Chairman Roger Smith said that starting next year the giant automaker will begin the largest pruning operation in its 78-year history. As the first stage in that cutback, GM will shut down ten of its plants and partly close another, in Michigan, Illinois, Missouri and Ohio, dismissing no fewer than 29,000 workers over a three-year period. GM billed the action as part...