Word: stirs
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Ellison’s interview with the Globe caused a stir among Harvard observers last week. Yet McCarthy said it hardly came as a shock to most professors, who felt it illustrated their grievances with the president...
...While at times, the orchestra, conducted by Ben E. Green ’06, did not carry the dramatic weight of the acting and singing because of a vulnerable and sometimes thin sound, for the most part they did not fail to stir the audience and support the singers. It seemed as if the music could fall apart at any minute, but such frailty is Poulenc’s intention...
...dominance of the U.S. auto market. This week he is unveiling a plan, which he calls the "Way Forward," a last-ditch effort to save the company by taking some big chances. Ford has surrendered market share in the U.S. but figures that a smaller, more innovative company can stir more passion among its customers...
...deputy, Ehud Olmert. "Here we are in the midst of a revolution in Israeli politics," Avi Dichter, former director of Shin Bet, Israel's domestic security agency, told me. "Our great national leader is crippled--and there is no crisis. Power is passed quietly. Our enemies don't stir. Our stock market barely moves. It says a lot for the strength of our democracy...
...Mozart's 22 operas. Festival organizers expect a huge run on tickets. Herbert Brugger, managing director of the tourism board, says the town began its marketing push three years ago and has since staged press conferences in Japan, in the U.S. and throughout much of Europe to stir up excitement. Tourism is already a big cash cow for the city, which hosted 6.9 million visitors in 2004. Quite how many more will come this year isn't clear, although Brugger expects a 10% jump in total visitors. Salzburg stores are stuffed with Mozart souvenirs - from musical boxes and T shirts...