Word: suddenly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...young conductors trying to learn their repertory out of the spotlight. An overnight success could make a name, but at what cost? Michael Tilson Thomas, for example, sprang to fame in Boston by substituting for William Steinberg and then spent the next two decades dealing with the consequences of sudden celebrity. Still only 44, Thomas has matured into a fine conductor, and now leads the London Symphony Orchestra. Perhaps in recognition of the pitfalls of premature success, Soviet emigre Semyon Bychkov, 37, started out in Grand Rapids and then went to Buffalo before taking charge this year of the Orchestre...
...course, it is easy to be conciliatory when you already have the upper hand, and the Alumni Association's sudden switch may be more rooted in their newfound confidence that they have gained the advantage than in any real goodwill...
...Erich Honecker, 77, had all but threatened a Tiananmen Square-style crackdown to halt the demonstrations that were spreading like a virus from city to city. But after the number of protesters multiplied into the tens of thousands, the Politburo announced a newfound willingness to discuss limited reforms. The sudden shift not only indicated a crack in one of the East bloc's most ossified regimes, but also spurred speculation that the ruling party was in disarray -- and that Honecker's days were numbered...
...behind-the-scenes shake-up: NBC Sports president Dick Ebersol was given new responsibilities as the executive in charge of Today, an unusual and controversial appointment for someone outside the News division. Then came Norville's unseating of veteran John Palmer as anchor of the Today newscasts. Norville's sudden prominence (unlike Palmer, she occasionally gets to join Gumbel and Pauley on the couch) reportedly nettled Pauley and touched off rumors that she would soon be replaced...
Several city residents have argued that the council's sudden concern for the school is misplaced. They say that while the school was still in the city, the council took virtually no action to help...