Word: sound
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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There have been problems with acoustics over the years, especially with touring productions. Some touring companies do not have sound systems adequate enough to reach every seat in this large auditorium...
Rampant overcrowding in the city's jails remains an acute problem, and last year the Democratic-controlled House came within 10 votes of overturning the District's controversial early-release program for prisoners--which is known for its mistakes more than its value. "Minority contracting," a sound idea designed to ensure that Black businesses are represented among the firms getting city contracts, has become synonymous with Barry's own influence-peddling...
...Even if they're not up to it, we won't have to worry. The greater the number of trombones, the better they'll sound," said Tom Everett, Harvard's director of bands, before the event...
...many ideas for reducing it involve more austerity for the middle and lower classes -- for example, a value-added tax, a kind of national sales tax, to discourage consumption and promote savings, and further cuts in Government programs aimed at the working poor. And however attractive the idea may sound, the fact is that the budget deficit cannot be reduced significantly by taxing only the rich...
...ingenious. Houston's Inns 'n Outts strut onstage painted up as the four gray visages of Mount Rushmore. A Virginia quartet appears as clowns. Florida's Sidekicks prance on as doctors and plumbers. But the twelve judges are looking for more than slapstick. "Too much theatrics detract from sound quality," sniffs...