Word: strains
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Semites. One political cartoon in the influential al Ahram pointedly advised Begin: "Don't make excuses. We are not antiSemitic. We are anti-you." The affair became slightly farcical when the Cairo press fell to speculating over whether the Egyptians were not in fact an older and purer strain of the Semitic family than the Israelis. Then Sadat announced that he had no objection to observing "a quiet period" after so much angry rhetoric; the anti-Israeli press campaign ended almost instantly...
...Balanchine has compared his role as choreographer to the job of a cook or a carpenter. Like a cook he must be able to turn out fare for "five or 100." Like a woodworker he must know his materials: "A ballet carpenter must find dominant quality of gesture, a strain or palette of consistent movement" in the music. Now 74, Balanchine keeps providing nourishment for his New York City Ballet and matching his inspiration to his dancers' strengths. There have been two premieres in two weeks: Ballo della Regina, to dance music from Verdi's Don Carlos...
...Spain) matches played for American bettors. With the emphasis on the killing shot in these truncated contests, Joey's fierce approach to the game is now imitated by younger players, Basque as well as American. He keeps in shape with a daily exercise regimen to relieve the strain of an old back injury and settles down twice a day for soothing sessions of Transcendental Meditation. The combination, he believes, should keep him at the top for another decade. To the dismay of opponents, Joey maintains that the best is still to come. "I haven't hit my stride...
...transfer of funds between the man who did represent the Dominican Republic and Cassini. Any jury, he says, would have found for the defendant. Nizer pointed out the flimsiness of the Government's position to Jack Kennedy, who was shocked when Cassini's wife cracked under the strain and killed herself. Both Jack and Joe Kennedy urged mercy for Igor, but Bobby persisted. Finally, Nizer realized that Bobby had gone so far as to have the FBI tap his phone conversations with his client. "I was stunned," he writes, "by this violation of law by the Attorney General...
...time 'The Andromeda Strain' was published, I was in my last year and I figured they were right--I might as well finish and get the degree," he added...