Word: stringing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...problem for Dole was much more immediate than the convention, which is months away. The Kansas Republican was trying to keep his campaign alive in the face of a string of Bush victories...
...issues involved may have been Mickey Mouse power politics, but the dialogue was hard-boiled. Brock told Keene, "I'm cutting the string -- you're finished." Then Devine innocently asked to join the breakfast club. "You might as well," Brock snarled. "I'll take both of you at once." Both mutineers, along with their baggage, were unceremoniously dumped from the plane...
...fashioned by the skaters and their determined entourages. In the days leading up to the final competition, controversy erupted over Witt's outfits, notably a blue costume that some thought was sliced provocatively high along the thigh. "We're here to skate in a dress, not a G-string," huffed Manley's coach, Peter Dunfield. Witt met the commotion with calm. "We wear costumes that enhance the music," she said. "Why shouldn't we stress what is attractive?" But the flap seemed to give Witt and her coach second thoughts. In the short program, the costume appeared modified, with...
Speaking of alphabets, after the world championships next month, Witt and her string of S's will probably head for the silver screen, while Thomas, who suits Carmen to a P, will study to become a physician. "I'm still alive," Thomas said firmly as her disappointing scores flashed. "I can get on in my life, and I'll be fine." Amid all the hype and cheers and tears, those words rang brave and sincere...
Since the age of 11, when she took first place in her native Taiwan's national piano competition, the Los Angeles resident has put together an extraordinary string of musical accolades: soloing with the Taipei Municipal Symphony orchestra, playing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic 10 times, and winning a spate of competitions, including the concerto contest at the Manhattan School of Music, where she spent a year before coming to Harvard...