Word: unorthodox
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...committee rejects Lefever, the nomination could still be brought before the full Senate for a vote. But the Administration may well reckon the political costs of such an unorthodox move-and the inevitable, even more acrimonious public battle that would ensue-as not worth the effort. -By Kurt Andersen. Reported by Johanna McGeary/Washington
...assistant coach at Yale. Boglioli has not, however, resigned her role of swimming pioneer. She enjoys tackling the challenges of her profession--one whose unorthodox hours and high rate of divorce often discourages women...
Even apart, the Reese brothers have caused quite a stir in the swimming world, especially because of their unorthodox and innovative training methods. Often borrowing and improving on each other's ideas, the Reeses have been known to have their swimmers pull themselves up football-stadium ramps on "body scooters," kick in the deep end of the pool with leg weights, and climb ropes wearing lead-filled hunting jackets to develop upper body strength. Randy invented special arm paddles which create water resistance while correcting strokes, and Eddie trained his Texas swimmers in a 16 2 3-yd.-long pool...
...influence of Speculum and ensembles like it-the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble and Da Capo Chamber Players-has been obvious. A decade ago, many professors were dismissing new music as a waste of time. Unorthodox techniques like multiphonics (the simultaneous production of more than one note on such normally single-toned instruments as the flute) or reaching into the piano to pluck its strings were considered irrelevant to Bach, Mozart and Brahms. Yet some of the teachers' most talented students were busy reading books like Bruno Bartolozzi's seminal New Sounds for Woodwind, published...
Reagan's program of deep budget cuts and generous tax reductions is an ambitious, but unorthodox, attempt to revitalize the economy. He hopes these measures will speed growth, slow inflation and balance the budget by 1983. But they could also overstimulate the economy and cause even more inflation. The program has thus worried both liberals and some conservatives. Charles L. Schultze, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Carter and a new member of the TIME board, voiced the concern of many Democrats. Said he: "The Administration is pursuing a gung-ho, damn-the-torpedoes, full...