Word: vigor
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Powell's sad life and wondrous music were in large part the inspiration for filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier's fond 1986 jazz eulogy, 'Round Midnight, but what is so imposing about the music on these CDs -- immediately, insistently impressive -- is not the sorrow but the vigor. Powell's may have been a troubled spirit, compromised and violated, but it was never stilled...
...first thing one remembers about Yeshayahu Leibovitz is his magnificent vigor...
Numerous editorialists claim Kennedy has lost touch with younger voters and is no longer a symbol of youthful vigor...
...tempting to focus on Jimmy Carter. We don't encounter him much these days. But that queasy feeling isn't all Carter's fault. It arises from the current President's breathtaking presumption that what is said with deep sincerity one day may be repealed with equal vigor the next. In the case of Haiti, the demonized dictators overnight became "de facto leaders." The diplomacy said to be exhausted when the President readied the nation for battle was actually still under way as he spoke. Indeed, a last-minute negotiation had been contemplated for days...
Bates was named head coach of the Crimson last season. While her addition did not bring a winning season nor a league championship--the squad went 9-16 overall and 2-5 in league play--it did bring a renewed vigor and confidence within the program...