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...bring an orderly, disciplined mind and decades of experience as a troubleshooter to bear on the supervision of foreign policy. He knew his strengths as a manager and as a patient negotiator. He had enough self-confidence not to be bothered by the inevitable unflattering comparisons with his stellar predecessor, Henry Kissinger. Vance did not even try to compete with Kissinger as a spinner of grand designs or as a globe-trotting diplomatic superstar...
...Stellar defensive play by Annie Velie and goalie Nancy Boutillier held off the Big Green offense in the second half and a balanced scoring attack racked up five more goals to seal the victory...
Once again, the stellar performance of the Crimson singles players made the doubles all but unnecessary. Because of Sands' sore shoulder and since the outcome of the match had already been decided, the two coaches decided to forego the third doubles. The two teams split the points, making the final score 6 1/2-2...
Which indicates a trend. That does not mean Harvard lacks a host of stellar student-athletes. Much of Princeton's success rests on its early recognition of the importance of women's sports, and its efforts to build accordingly. Crimson women's teams have been bounding the Great Leap Forward recently. And men's sports have experienced impressive rebuilding campaigns. But page 23 of the 1979-80 Ivy League record book has Harvard in fourth place overall last year--the lowest in the 24 years the statistic has existed...
...with the superb acting of the other characters. Robert Grubb as Hawdon is especially outstanding as Sybylla's awkward suitor, and Pat Kennedy--who plays Beecham's stodgy Aunt Gussie--is an archetypal proponent of Vicotrian mores. Don McAlpine, the director of photography, in a sense presents the most stellar supporting performance. McAlpine's love for the Australian landscape builds to an affair that he reveals on the screen in breathtaking colors...