Word: sound
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...when it hit New York. Though the play is contemporary and fast-paced, Stoppard relies too much on his wit and hardly carries his play beyond a well-ornamented series of love triangles. It may be thought-provoking, but with characters who scare each other with the first sound they make, it cannot be moving...
...People say I'm steady. I think that's because I don't do anything flashy," McCormack says. "If I'm not on [the ice] for any of their goals, I feel I've done my job. I move the puck and I play some sound defense...
...that's next year, a long time from this year's ECAC semifinals and possible NCAA bid for the Crimson. For now, McCormack will remain the sound and steady sophomore who just a year ago was waiting at the end of a long line...
Edge's game is sound in every aspect, but the talent which receives the most attention from squash observers is her imcomparable quickness and power on the court. She scrambles well, returning seemingly impossible shots, and exerts inordinate pressure on her opponent by volleying balls that many would let bounce. Her fluid style provides inspiration to all the players on the team...
...witnessed one of the critical tests in the first U.S. class $ conducted by Kanrisha Yosei Gakko, a renowned Japanese management training school. Known as a "hell camp" for salespeople and managers, the school requires students to sing a "sales crow" song -- so named because the singers are supposed to sound like cawing crows -- in a public place to break down their inhibitions. The curriculum includes memorizing rules of behavior, constant oral testing on classroom work, writing speeches and delivering them in stentorian tones, along with a 25-mile hike and other strenuous physical exercise...