Word: sparked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...cultivated imperial courts began attracting major composers, starting with Gluck. Today the company can work from scores personally annotated by Strauss and another former director, Gustav Mahler. Such authenticity in itself is no guarantee of quality, but to the performances last week in Washington it added a living spark of history. Washington, as history-minded a city as any in the U.S., responded ardently. Shivering against the predawn chill off the Potomac, buffs began lining up outside the Kennedy Center at 4 a.m. for the 50 standing-room tickets that would go on sale six hours later. Sellout crowds packed...
...offense showed spark (17 Crimson shorts to 15 for the Huskies). The defense and midfield had their lapeses. And, like so many mediocre teams, the goals just never came...
...second half the seemingly tireless Villar came off the bench to spark the Crimson attack again. Sprinting back to cover on defense, then racing down the wing to collect passes and center the ball. Villar kept Crimson hopes alive...
...even first half ended with an uneven score--Brown 2, Harvard 0. Harvard had its share of scoring chances but appeared to miss the finishing spark of sophomore Mauro Keller-Sarmiento, who sat "frustrated" and unable to help on the sideline...
...individual deans will have to be the spark-plugs for this effort," Thomas M. Reardon, director of development, says...