Word: weak
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...half brother James Stewart, Earl of Moray. Musgrave, the composer and the wife of Artistic Director Mark, also wrote the libretto. Her story crackles with emotional tension: between Mary, young, lovely and impulsive; James, who craves power; the hotheaded soldier, the Earl of Both well; and the weak courtier, Lord Darnley, her cousin who becomes her husband...
There was not a weak voice or wooden actor in the company. Ashley Putnam, 25, is a talented, striking new star who debuted professionally with the V.O.A. back in 1976, two months before she shared first place in the prestigious Metropolitan Opera national auditions. Her lustrous soprano voice handles high notes with authority, and her acting is good enough for Broadway. She manages to crystallize certain moments: a softened look at James (Jake Gardner) even as they feud; a coquettish triumph as queen of her ball...
...Companies can break unions in a number of ways, such as firing people," he said, adding, "The National Labor Relations Act is very weak when it comes to these problems...
...discussion of education to a discussion of the Core. The Faculty Council is pro-Core and all CUE recommendations must pass through them. Members of CUE believe the Core is a good idea, but why should those who think otherwise believe this group can do more than offer weak amendments? Many students, sensing how little they could do, simply didn't care...
...weak and perilous course would be to surrender to inflation on the presumption that interest groups are just too strong and the nation's will is too weak to fight it. In fact, President Carter has given in to many of the constituencies, firing up inflation by calling for large jumps in welfare and urban spending, in farm subsidies and tariffs on imports as varied as sugar, TV sets and, just last week, CB radios. So long as the Administration appears to have round heels, self-seeking groups - from coal miners to steelmakers - will continue to press their inflationary...