Word: sternly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Summers came in for some of the stern criticism hurled at the IMF, which follows the Treasury Secretary's lead, as Asian officials complained that the IMF's austerity measures were aggravating the crisis. "The handling of the crisis was a disaster in the beginning," says Andy Xie, chief China economist at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in Hong Kong...
However, neither Diamond nor executive-producer Walter Scheuer (Oscar-winning From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China) paints a one-sided picture. After Taylor fires a company member simply because he "just didn't want to work with her anymore," one questions whether jealousy is an appropriate emotion. With honor and splendor come fatigue and exhaustion, and Diamond tells no lies. Both the professional pressure of being a modern dancer and the realities of continued physical exertion often climax to create an emotional and physical strain that is often unbearable for both dancer and choreographer...
Known to law students as "stern Vern," Countryman was memorable not just for his scholarship, but also for his uncompromising demeanor, his flat-top crew cut and his chain cigarette smoking...
...Stern, a specialist in national security, is astaff member of the president's National SecurityCouncil
...other faithful add a few chuckles to their beer, the outfielders get a few minutes to congregate in center and discuss the evening's "get some" plans and the offender receives a stern warning and a slap on the wrist in the bowels of the stadium...