Word: spans
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Beethoven concertos remains a severe test of mettle for pianists, as well as a handy yardstick for audiences with which to measure them. From the idiosyncratic classicism of the Second, which was the first in order of composition, to the incipient romanticism of the Emperor, the last, is a span of some 20 years but the musical journey of a lifetime...
...scent of reform is in the air on Capitol Hill as well. The leaders of the movement span the political spectrum. They include Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey and Congressman Richard Gephardt of Missouri, both moderate Democrats, Senator Bob Kasten of Wisconsin and Congressman Jack Kemp of New York, both conservative Republicans. In the Senate last week, Finance Committee Chairman Bob Packwood began hearings on at least three different taxreform packages, predicting flatly, "There will be a tax-reform bill this year." If there is not, declared Delaware Republican William Roth, the committee's first witness, "we will have...
Television and newspaper historians, take note: the date that Australian Press Baron Rupert Murdoch, whose holdings span three continents, set in motion the negotiations that would alter his empire (not to mention his passport) is March 28, 1985. Murdoch was paying his first visit to the Hollywood studios of 20th Century-Fox, half of which he had just bought from Denver Oil Tycoon Marvin Davis. As it happened, John Kluge, the billionaire chieftain of Metromedia Inc., was also on the lot that day to attend an investment conference...
...problem, then, is in Mallon's presentation of what remains a fine and broad selection of diarists and journal-keepers. There is an impressive span in the book from the expected to the unknown, from Samuel Pepys and Dorothy Wordsworth to the diaries of ordinary pioneer women undergoing extraordinary hardships. This host of diarists is sifted into sections--one for prisoners, one for travelers, one for creators, and the like. The resulting juxtapositions could be enlightening and provocative and could make for an absorbing book. Unfortunately, Mallon's text leaves us without any resounding insight into the curious business...
Yale overcame its rightness in a three-goal explosion in a 1:04 span in the second period, set off by a goal with five minutes to play by Adam Puritz and ending with a final score by Doug Gansler...