Word: toning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Although the Crimson would have liked to set the tone for next year with a win against Syracuse, the squad has already established quite a foundation to build...
...denouncing the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for a "tyrannical record of misconduct and abuse of power.'' Assuming those responsible for Oklahoma City have ties to the gun-toting "citizen militias" whose leaders advocate armed conflict against governmental "intrusion,'' shouldn't the N.R.A. reconsider at least the tone of such heated calls to arms...
...organ proves itself a perfect accompaniment for McLachlan's voice on "Good Enough," giving the song a solemn tone that fits its subject matter. About some from of domestic abuse ("It's not the wind that cracked your shoulder/And threw you to the ground"), "Good Enough" places McLachlan in the strong, supporting role of a friend...
Animated wonton soup and flying chopsticks dance around the screen in the cartoon-like opening credits of "Double Happiness," writer/director Mina Shum's debut feature. Strangely, the tone of cutely-stylized disorder established in this stir-fry beginning sets the mood for the remainder of the film...
...play set the tone for this game, and it occurred in the top of the first...