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...little known to people of other countries, adds its glories to the other dramatic splendors of the Russian orthodox service. Without the Russian deep basses, the religious music of Russia cannot be given. Their combination with the distinct style of the Russian boys gives a strange intensive force and unfamiliar devotional intensity to religious music. In the perfection of its ensemble production, the Russian Cathedral Choir stands alone among similar choirs outside of Russia...
...problem is that the pro-choice movement puts progressives and activists on an unfamiliar side of the playing field. Progressive movements are accustomed to fighting for new ground, but for the pro-choice movement a large part of that fighting has already been done. The current generation of pro-choice activists are forced to be on the defensive...
...entered play certain of beating the No. 11 Jeffs (11-7), the match featured an alternate ladder to accommodate class conflicts of regular players. In the absence of a quartet of sophomores—No. 2 Lindsey Wilkins, Hilary Thorndike, Stephanie Hendricks and Alexandra Johnson—unfamiliar faces shared the spotlight last night...
...Harvard women’s squash team experienced an unfamiliar sensation last Saturday: losing...
Miss Spider, in case you're unfamiliar with her charms, is a strictly flower-eating arachnid. When we first met her in 1994, in Miss Spider's Tea Party, she was having trouble making friends with other bugs because they feared being consumed. But her kindness--and vegetarianism--won the day, and in subsequent books she has married, bought a new car and gone to school...