Word: spectacular
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Leading the way for Harvard at the plate has been senior center fielder Andrew Huling. Huling--a leading candidate for Ivy League Player of the Year honors--has been spectacular both with the bat and the glove this season. He leads the team with a .422 batting average, five home runs and 50 RBI, and has routinely made great plays in the field...
Though Sderlundh's "Suite in Swedish Tune" was itself nothing spectacular, I was struck by the ensamble's quick energy and careful attention to the contrasting dynamics of the different movements. Corigliano's "Voyage for String Orchestra" was hauntingly beautiful and executed with similar panache, its ethereal solos seemlessly interwoven despite their brevity. Elkie's "Allegro Troppo for String Orchestra" showcased the technical mastery the ensamble's musicans. At a vivace pace, spiccatos were crisp and clean though after the piece hits the ten-minute mark, the bows start to settle into a repetitious hard grind against the instruments. Dvorak...
...first Earth Day. The threat of global warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels had thrust the environment back into the headlines, and it was time to make Earth Day 1990 a global happening. Hayes didn't disappoint. Spurred on by his organizational efforts, nature lovers staged spectacular events around the world, from a 500-mile human chain across France to a gathering of 35,000 in Tokyo Bay. In all, 200 million people paid homage to the planet...
...That was pretty spectacular," Hanson said."Brenda usually doesn't run the 100-meter, but wewent 1-2, which was great. And Mary Unsworth, whousually doesn't do the 800-meter, won it alongwith...
...brief but spectacular marriage of Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra is officially over. The union lasted only five months, but the two experienced as many highs and lows as a couple married twice as long. A few of the most noteworthy...