Word: warmth
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Spring movement, all present were filled with langorous longing for the delights of May. The high-pitched flute authentically evoked the ebullient song of the birds and the rushing whistle of a brook, despite the initial overpowering of the second violins. During the more "violinistic" spots where the warmth of the intended solo violin would have more richly depicted the sleepy scenes of shepherds napping and dogs baying, Ms. Robison courageously puffed away and made the leap of faith that her modern flute could pull it off as well. And pull...
...saddest thing is that Bob Dole, with 45 years of political experience, has been reduced to making an attack that does little more than allow the party loyalists to bask in the warmth of nostalgia for the days when they had Walter Mondale to run against. Dole has an economic plan that he does not believe in (as evidenced by the fact that he could bring himself to mention a 15 percent tax cut only when directly asked about it by the moderator) and one that the American people are not willing to buy into at a time of relative...
This is a new year, a new council and a new beginning. Harvard College has a superb first-year community in the Yard and 12 outstanding house communities, but it still lacks the warmth and unity of other universities. The council has the potential to fill that void, help unify our campus and create a college with an all-encompassing, inviting atmosphere...
...sell magazines, Harvard still overwhelms and excites; it is an extraordinary collection of people and events that is much deeper than any name can conjure, and something that will last much longer than the flow and ebb of reputation and trend. On that day, she must have sensed a warmth from the awkwardness and earnestness of our visit, our forthright goodwill and our best wishes for her future. Detached from the trappings of life in the White House, the bullets in New Haven and the general flakiness that envelops Brown, she would prosper here-and perhaps one day be just...
...repellent glint in America's eye. Maybe it was my stepfather's rages, or the way my wife's face hardened when the subject turned to cattle futures or real estate or banking. So I learned quick enough to hide my appetites under a pious exterior and save the warmth of my promiscuous embrace for the donors of $10,000 or more...