Word: sudden
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...know what happened that made that program such a bad idea all of a sudden," Clinton said. "[Its defeat] is symbolic of the idea battle that we have to fight...
...first exchange of hostile fire over the no-fly zone, imposed two years ago by U.S.-led allies to protect Iraq's Kurds, since Iraq fired on two French Mirage reconnaissance planes on Feb. 3. Why the sudden new outburst? U.S. officials professed to see no special reason, speculating that Saddam Hussein was simply beginning a new round in his strategy of "cheat and retreat." Iraq claimed that one of its soldiers was wounded in the incident but denied initiating it. A Foreign Ministry spokesman called the U.S. response "aggressive and provocative behavior...
Finishing the concert, the BSO showed a stamina rarely seen in amateur orchestra with Ginastera's "Variaciones concertantes in 12 Movements." Variations ranged from plaintive cello and bass solos with harp accompaniment to sudden Stravinsky-like explosions of cacophony that contained both smooth and abrasive wind solos. Violin passages reminiscent of Saint-Saens offered calms in the auditory storm...
...latest pressing issue of national security, Dr. Harper asks the beaming Abby and Martha if they have ever tried to convince their nephew that he wasn't actually Teddy Roosevelt. The aunts explain that they'd rather he be Roosevelt than nobody, and the audience laughs with this sudden introduction to the kooky Brewster family...
...designers Dave Overcamp and Monbill Fung make excellent use of Agassiz Theatre, managing to squeeze the crowded Brewster household into a relatively small stage. Costume designer Alice Ristroph captures the Victorian essence of Abby and Martha with their high-necked formal dresses and long gloves; the sudden emergence of the aunts in lacey funeral attire even draws a hearty laugh from the audience...