Word: toning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, account for this ostentatious tone by noting that the Committee on the Core had met with God, on Mount Sinai, before disseminating this truth to students...
...Cecilia Bartoli, a stylish Roman of 26 who is a rare creature in the musical world: a coloratura mezzo. The coloratura refers to her extravagant ease with ornamentation; the mezzo gives her a lush tone, darker than a soprano's, and keeps her from ever -- perish the thought -- squeaking. "I have a natural facility for the coloratura," she says. "It was born in here," she adds, pointing to her chest...
...quick start set the tone for the Crimson in the first half. The three point shot became Harvard's best friend...
...than anyone else. The only people who might challenge him for that distinction are the TV-talk-show hosts. There was a lot of comment this year about how TV talk shows had changed American politics. They did it not by providing a new forum but by setting a tone. We are all hosts and guests...
Fifty-seven of the Review's 82 editors signed an as yet unpublished letter to the Wall Street Journal attacking the article's tone and pointing out factual inaccuracies. "There are not predetermined, reserved affirmative action slots," they stated. "Every student accepted has achieved a numerical score that makes him or her more than qualified to do the work of the Review...