Word: swingingly
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...Bellson adeptly mixed an almost passionate creativity with a firm control of the band. This achievement, no small one in the jazz world, is a direct result of more than 50 years' professional experience playing with some of the biggest names from the swing era and beyond, including the likes of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, and Woody Herman...
That view seems shortsighted for two reasons. First, the Democratic base alone won't re-elect Clinton, and the swing voters he most needs disdain old- fashioned liberal solutions like raising the minimum wage. Second, the President's real problem involves a perceived lack of resolution and stamina. If Clinton lets his proposed hike die quietly and holds instead to his original diagnoses and prescriptions (which were right then and are right now), he might come across more like a President than a perpetual candidate--and possibly get the four more years he covets...
...Azerbaijan and the northern gateways of Chechnya, which would effectively relinquish control of the natural barrier the Caucasus Mountains afford. While public opinion rises against Yeltsin, the Russian military machine's influence is still alive and well. Unlike that in Western Europe or the U.S., Russian public opinion cannot swing the government without the blessing of the Russian military. Paul van Hoesen Gorinchem, the Netherlands There is a widespread feeling of relief among Ukrainians at not having to contribute to Moscow's belligerency. Far too often in the past, Ukraine has had to tag along with what Russia has claimed...
...talk can take. Meet Jack Bonner, voice for hire. On behalf of an interest group, Bonner and Associates can spew 10,000 faxes a night. But Bonner is better known for applying a more personal touch. When he works on a piece of legislation, he first isolates the likely swing votes, then has his software scan a database of the corresponding congressional districts, seeking residents whose profiles suggest sympathy with his cause. When influence is in order -- after, say, a sudden and threatening development at a committee hearing -- his people call these sympathizers, describe the looming peril and offer...
...with a prototype of a boxing video game. ("Face down in the goggles, please. That's it. Click here to throw a right, there to throw a left, and don't forget to duck!") But hurry. It's 7:30 a.m., and the wide glass doors are about to swing open on the Winter Consumer Electronics Show, the equivalent of opening night for the $56 billion home-electronics industry...