Word: venis
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Friday, the team got off to a terrific start as it came and conquered in a veni, vidi, vici fashion. In a convincing 32-8 rout, the grapplers won all but two matches, turning the Tigers (6-3) into kittens in their own backyard. HARVARD 32 PRINCETON 8 HARVARD 12 PENN...
TOBACCO FASHIONS: VENI, BIDI, VICI...
Percussion, in fact, did not come into its own until the mid-20th century, which is one reason why the repertory is so sparse. Glennie is an active commissioner of new works, among them fellow Scotsman James MacMillan's Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, a thorny, dissonant, virtuoso showpiece that got its triumphant American premiere a fortnight ago in Washington. She works closely with composers, advising on matters of technique and, in return for her commission, extracting a promise that the score will be hers exclusively for one year. Her taste runs also to arrangements of Chopin and Joplin, as well...
Quite simply, Bush looks and sounds tired. His speeches seem to contain as much of the vanquished mea culpa attitude as the conquering veni vidi vici sentiment...