Word: sydney
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...Number of I.O.C. votes by which Sydney beat Beijing in the contest to be host to the 2000 Olympic Games...
...survived by his wife, Ann; a son, Daniel, of Boston; a brother, Morris, of Newton; a sister, Helen, of Sydney, Australia; and two grandchildren...
...facts seem unassailable. I.O.C. executive Marc Hodler, a Swiss lawyer who has lately been acting as the organization's conscience, alleged last month that five to eight of his colleagues had solicited bribes from potential host cities. Hodler then accused the previous winning cities of Atlanta, Nagano and Sydney of corruption--a charge officials in all three cities deny. (A leader of Anchorage's bid effort revealed to the Denver Post that in 1992 and 1994 his committee had refused I.O.C. operatives seeking $30,000 in return for votes...
...Kidman? The Australian actress slides deftly into each of her five roles, though her accent as the model seems lost somewhere between Los Angeles and Sydney. Otherwise, there's nothing wrong with her performance except that any of 20 other competent stage actresses could have done it. Not many of them, of course, would also look as good in the buff (from behind, for about 10 seconds) or be able to command the kind of hype of which great letdowns are made...
Although the Sydney Symphony Orchestra did not leave a lasting impression, their interpretation still should be appreciated. The audience was given the opportunity to listen to unconventional modern interpretations of orchestral music--often remaining true to the composers' intentions...