Word: temperedness
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THE FUROR OVER THE RAPE OF AN Okinawan girl should be tempered by the realization that since the end of World War II the number of crimes by our servicemen has been far outweighed by their many, many acts of decency and humanitarianism. HUGH F. O'REILLY Ewa Beach, Hawaii...
Beethoven's contemporaries declared that the Seventh Symphony could only have been composed by one who was drunk, perhaps alluding to Beethoven's unusual obsession with the rhythmic qualities of this composition. In that light, Kleiber presents a reading replete with charm and joyful abandon, tempered with sensitivity and intelligence...
The Crimson presents only two seniors on its roster--captain Chris Wojcik and goalie Ned Carlson--but the apparent youth of the team is tempered by the experience that a very strong junior and sophomore class brings with them. In addition, the team graduated only five players, losing just three...
Early on Thursday the bombing slowed due to poor weather, but it picked up late in the day. The sorties were then halted as Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Richard Holbrooke began urging a pause, worried that further attacks might backfire by making the Serbs more recalcitrant. In...
Sabbath's Theater demonstrates that Roth still has the power to shock and amaze, although it doesn't have the fresh manic energy of Portnoy's Complaint (1969), a novel that capitalized on the then popular literary subjects of Jewish Americans and psychoanalysis. The paganized, foul-tempered Mickey Sabbath is...