Word: staccatos
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...Califano and his rooster pepper sausage, or the Rafshooning of America, or the latest a' deux in that little Georgetown cafe that makes the Washington Star's Ear so popular. It's the style, the "jolly pariah" attitude as Ear's creator Diana McLellan describes herself, the fast-paced staccato prose and irreverent wit that draws Ear's following...
...Brief, staccato bursts of things everyone fears but is unable to do anything about appeared in Guyana last week. The events rankled of third-world terrorism, possible mercenary involvement (in the airstrip murders), government corruption and laziness, both on the part of Guyana and the United States. The presence of conspiracy-man Mark Lane as Jones's attorney, warning that Ryan's investigation would have disastrous results, even adds heat to the conspiracy theories. One gets the nagging feeling that all of these seemingly random things are tied up somehow, but in fact they aren't, at least...
Soon after arriving in Peking, Brzezinski met with Chinese Foreign Minister Huang Hua for 2½ hours at the Great Hall of the People on T'ien An Men Square. While U.S. and Chinese officials furiously scribbled notes, Brzezinski in his staccato voice outlined the American view of global problems, particularly concerning Soviet moves in Africa and the Middle East. He described Soviet policies in Africa as "stupid" and predicted that Moscow's relations on the continent would worsen. Pulling out maps and multicolored charts, he analyzed the world strategic balance, insisting that the U.S. was growing stronger...
...party, an Ethiopian official smilingly told the reporters that "we may be forced to take a revolutionary step against those deviating from the program." Since "revolutionary step" is the government euphemism for an execution, the bad joke drew some ragged laughter-but not from those who had heard the staccato of automatic-rifle fire near the hotel before the party began...
...almost uncontained energy. Balanchine has set it for two couples, Karin von Aroldingen and Sean Lavery, Colleen Neary and Adam Luders, and, for the first time in over a decade, a corps of eight male dancers. In the fast sections, Balanchine uses sprung rhythms. Karin may start a staccato move just a little ahead of Colleen, or lead by an entire intricate pattern. The effect is similar to watching a dance lit by not one but two sets of strobe lights...