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Word: miss (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Miss Caldwell so far has employed singers who, at their prime, may perform lead roles at New York City Center Opera Company for a few seasons, thence to tour Europe where companies abound and decent voices are harder to come by. Though these artists do not produce an impressive performance, they generally prepare a role with dedication and sing it with dependable effectiveness...

Author: By Ian Strasfogel, | Title: Operation Opera | 11/13/1959 | See Source »

...Beggar's Opera) pointed out that Operation Opera most needs improvement in orchestral performance. The instrumentalists are almost entirely chosen from the ranks of the Boston Symphony but they play without adequate rehearsal and sound like members of the Boston University Orchestra (a compliment to neither organization). Miss Caldwell adds to the confusion by conducting incompetently...

Author: By Ian Strasfogel, | Title: Operation Opera | 11/13/1959 | See Source »

...sultry night air, the chant from the Louisiana State fans was plaintive and profane: "Go to hell, Ole Miss, go to hell." Down on the field at Baton Rouge's Tiger Stadium, Mississippi not only had a 3-0 lead in the fourth quarter, but was insolently twisting the L.S.U. Tiger's tail. So confident was the Mississippi quarterback of his team's defense that he was kicking on first down, hoping that tired L.S.U. would fumble deep in its own territory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Animal | 11/9/1959 | See Source »

...best under pressure: "Man, I don't like to get beat." Summed up L.S.U.'s Tackle Bo Strange: "When you need it, that animal is there. Cannon won't get 100 touchdowns against Podunk. But he'll get the big one against someone like Ole Miss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Animal | 11/9/1959 | See Source »

Just as he was recoiling from this disappointment, a head turned in the crowd and he saw Miss Schroeder. It was certainly her. Even from where he sat he could see her hair net and notice her attentiveness to her neighbour. Miss Schroeder occupied the place next to Lucius in the stacks, and their relationship was unclear, for they had never spoken. But often when she was out he would slip into her alcove and admire her books. And today she was at the game with someone else...

Author: By Bartle Bull, | Title: To the Playing Field | 11/7/1959 | See Source »

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