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Word: tempo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Both McConnell and Princeton's number-two player, Joanna Sherry, adopted the unusual policy of frequently calling let points, many of them questionable and all of them slowing the tempo of the game...

Author: By Marco L. Quazzo, | Title: Tigers Surprise Racquetwomen, 4-3 | 2/16/1982 | See Source »

...long way from patience to control of the game tempo, and the Bulldogs used their superior quickness and anticipation to build up a 12-point lead about midway through the second half and then hung on for a 76-67 Ivy League...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Yale Drops Hoopsters, 76-67 | 2/8/1982 | See Source »

...Princeton changed the tempo of the game in the second stanza. "They play a rough brand of hockey," Crimson coach Bill Cleary said of the Tigers, "and we made the mistake of playing along with them...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Icemen Falter in 5-5 Tie at Princeton, Then Lose Pair at Western Michigan | 1/4/1982 | See Source »

...most of the contest, however, Harvard was in control of the game's tempo. During that time, the Crimson played well and displayed the season's best basketball skills...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Women Cagers Fall, 53-52; 4th Period Slump Keys Loss | 12/17/1981 | See Source »

...sounds tinny, possibly as a result of a poor pressing, but the timing compensates. An emphasis on timing is the most important characteristic of the 1980s, at least according to Mickey Rooney. For instance, it's time for "Mickey Rooney macarooney," he claims. In a similar vein, timing and tempo and rhythm can make up for poor intonation (what happens if you play out of tune), harshness of tone and lack of musical expressiveness, which occurs when performers forget to write their emotions in performance on flashcards to be held up by page turners when appropriate; the players can even...

Author: By Robert F. Deitch, | Title: ...By Any Name | 12/11/1981 | See Source »

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