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...thickness of the Brahms betrayed another flaw, however: the string players did not have the depth of sound which Pressler easily commanded. While they blended extremely well with each other, they sounded scratchy when playing with the piano. The violin seemed thin and whiny in the high register and could have benefitted from a looser vibrato. The final cadence of the first movement was uneven but effective...
After several years of animal experimentation,Murray performed the first successful kidneytransplant from one identical twin to another onDecember 23, 1954. He then performed a string ofsuccessful transplantations over the next severalyears, leading up to transplants of kidneys fromunrelated cadavers or living relatives...
...arguing cases for the government, winning his first eight cases he argued for the Solicitor General's office in front of the Supreme Court. Fisher then asked his supervisor for a "tough" case, but he says he learned more from the response than he did from his previous string of victories...
...national sports heroes do don their nation's colors. In Australia, for example, a team of the best rugby league players in the country is assembled every four years to compete internationally in what is known as the Kangaroo Tour. This year's Roos will be protecting an unbeaten string that stretches back...
FROM a pessimist's perspective, your first week at Harvard is essentially a string of inane, superficial conversations. From an optimist's perspective, it's a great chance to meet and converse with 1600 fascinating people... for 30 seconds each...