Word: triumph
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Though Brown scored no triumph among politicians, he did attract attention, with major interviews on all three networks and nightly appearances on the newscasts. He also made gains at a series of quiet meetings in New York. He talked with groups of blacks, Jews and business leaders. Howard M. Squadron, president of the American Jewish Congress, concluded guardedly that "Brown says the right things." During a three-hour dinner with Mayor Edward Koch, Brown impressed one of the mayor's aides as being "neither flaky nor overly philosophical; he's a good politician." Nevertheless, Koch, long a Carter...
...Islamic guerrillas. It engulfed the car in a sea of humanity so dense that it took nearly an hour for the Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini to complete the last mile and a half of his journey. Finally, he mounted the steps of a golden-domed shrine and looked out in triumph over...
...general director, it was the culmination of a 30-year quest. To Conductor Pierre Boulez, it was belated "justice to a work that has been mutilated." To the black-tie audience of statesmen, artistic leaders, 200 music critics and assorted opera buffs, it was a triumph and, to some, a perplexity...
...triumph of the production was that it laid out the full span of Berg's intricate, marvelous score, seamlessly completed by Viennese Composer Friedrich Cerha. It was given an exhilarating performance by Boulez, with notably precise, transparent playing by the Paris Opera orchestra...
...figure, a man capable of breaking through the various dins (of factory, family and juke joints) that have drowned out the voice of Norma Rae's best instincts. His winning out over her suspicions (there is a romantic attraction here that is wisely left unconsummated) and their joint triumph over a union-busting mill management are the basis for a film that is serious and intelligent, but that attracts more respect than affection...