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This production of The Sea of Lost Time has many other notable touches. The witty and effective music ranges from tropical so flamenco to a guitar rendition of "La Vie en Rose." The use of textile props, from a net hammock to a trailing length of purple cloth, is splendidly handled...

Author: By Joel Villasenor-ruiz, | Title: All the World's a Magical Stage | 4/29/1993 | See Source »

...opposition from small parties who were boosted into Parliament under the old system; others argue that the referendum does not go far enough toward limiting the parties' power over choosing candidates. Reformers counter that the country can no longer afford the instability created when 16 or 17 parties all vie for their own rather than the national interest. If the measure is approved, the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house, could be forced to follow suit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Enough is Enough | 4/19/1993 | See Source »

...campus where clubs and magazines sprout like weeds and student groups vie ferociously for money, any grants approval process is likely to cause tension. And any organization that apportions grants irresponsibly is likely to cause turmoil...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Drawing the Line | 2/17/1993 | See Source »

...terms of sheer volume, the purveyors of the Square Deal are no competition for the main source of noise pollution: street musicians. Third-rate screechers and scrubby-looking guitar-and-harmonica acts vie with their cousins, the religious revivalists, for the hearts, ears, and dollars of innocent bystanders...

Author: By Ben Heller, | Title: A Modest Plan for Square Reform | 2/6/1993 | See Source »

Former Colorado Senator Timothy E. Wirth '61 and Atlanta teacher Rodalinda R. Ratajczak '66 were among the candidates nominated by the Harvard Alumni Association to vie for the terms of six years on the Board...

Author: By Stephen E. Frank, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Overseer Nominees Named | 1/25/1993 | See Source »

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