Word: performance
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...HARVARD student can act, dance, sing, or--except in rare instances--perform on his musical instrument--for credit. More importantly, only in recent years have limited numbers of students gained the privilege of learning from teachers who are experienced performers...
...given a modest flat in Belgrade and a pension befitting a major in the Yugoslav army, the rank she held in Tito's World War II partisan forces. Meanwhile, Tito was smitten with Minutic, a Junoesque blond with a faint resemblance to Actress Anita Ekberg, after seeing her perform last summer. A "serious relationship exists," say the sources, but no marriage has taken place...
...take up causes even though the political deck seems stacked against him. He has a special kind of resilience, and a blend of stubbornness and flexibility. He must still prove that he has enough leadership talent to meld these qualities effectively and to persuade the nation that he can perform the missions he defines...
...find to live for. This is the great advantage they possess, which more than makes up for the little they usually earn." The words may jump and snarl, snap and bite when Brenan sits down at his own desk. But when they march onto his page, they almost always perform marvelous and original tricks. - Gerald Clarke
Super Bowl XIII will turn on how well two talented but distinctly different men perform under fire. Sports Editor B.J. Phillips visited the Pittsburgh Steelers' Terry Bradshaw, and Reporter-Researcher Peter Ainslie sought out the Dallas Cowboys' Roger Staubach. Their findings...