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Word: perfection (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...took the court by storm, drawing out points until provided with the perfect opportunity, then agilely putting the point...

Author: By Rebecca D. Knowles, | Title: Raquetmen Give Big Red Big Pain, 7-2 | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

...perfect was it? The power-play unit neededonly 20 seconds and one shot to score. A strongwrist shot from sophomore center Sandra Whytesailed past Gager and put the Crimson up, 2-0.Classmate Bev Stickles and Joslin earned assistson the goal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Icewomen Overwhelm Colby, 7-0 | 12/9/1989 | See Source »

...Joseph, explaining his rise to power. "A British sailor is any man's equal...except mine," he continues. This role, while certainly not a sympathetic one, is the jewel of H.M.S. Pinafore. Percus' facial expressions and the way he used his body to express his arrogance and frustration were perfect for the swollen-headed aristocrat...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: An Unsteady Ship | 12/8/1989 | See Source »

Willy himself has been fooled by the picture-perfect facade of American life in the 1950s. His front-yard tales of high sales are blown apart by his wife's kitchen struggles to pay the bills. His claims of being "well-liked" in the business are revealed to be sadly exaggerated. His son Biff is devastated when confronted with the truth about his father. And a captive audience can only sit and watch as Willy's life crumbles under his feet...

Author: By Kelly A. Matthews, | Title: Death of the American Dream | 12/8/1989 | See Source »

Hill's production of Miller's classic is so nearly perfect that even less central characters contribute their share to the play's convincing truthfulness. Ducey is sweetly sincere as Willy's neglected but aiming-to-please second son, Happy, who picks up Willy's fractured dream and vows to fulfill it after his father's death. Chip Rossetti puts out a convincing performance as Willy's boss Howard, but it is unfortunate that he has been forced to play three different parts throughout the drama. Two of these are pivotal characters in Willy's demise, and casting Rossetti...

Author: By Kelly A. Matthews, | Title: Death of the American Dream | 12/8/1989 | See Source »

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