Word: toning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...which includes Harvard University and M.I.T., may not want to elect a novice who might start campaigning for higher office within the year. They have grown accustomed to long-term representatives: O'Neill has served since 1952. The usually left-of-center district may also object to the neoliberal tone of Joseph Kennedy's announcement speech: "The days of taxing and spending are over," he proclaimed. "What's needed in Washington is . . . someone who knows how to balance the books, get action and utilize some creativity...
...fourth voice (a "recurrent scream of disorder," writes Sullivan), Katharine Andrews does very little to endow her part with the quirky originality in tone and movement with which the other performances spoil...
...whole, The Sorceror suffers less from such strains as from lack of energy and an oddly somber tone. One's expectations for the liveliness of a Gilbert and Sullivan highlight this failing. If you've never seen a Gilbert and Sullivan play before, you might enjoy this performance. But if you've seen one before, you may not want to see them...
Like the long subtitle of Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove ("How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb"), McElwee intends his heading to be freighted with the self-reflective and humorous tone that spirits both films. Had his foibles and follies been related without a strong dose of comic relief, the film could have degenerated into confessional and self-indulgent mush...
Kenton Jernigan, the top amateur in the nation, set the tone by dominating Navy's top player Spencer Wall, 3-0, surrendering only 18 points in the match...