Word: though
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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First things first, though--the Crimson must win tonight at Princeton to keep its dreams of a second consecutive Ivy League Championship alive...
...There is excitement here," said senior Jeff A. Goldstein, "even though it's not that big of a deal...
...machismo and competition in the play is something we see every day. But Frank and Bill take it to the extreme, comparing the cost of their suits, the color of their socks, and yes, the size of their manly vigor, to put it delicately. More than the language, though, it is the two men's interaction with the audience that makes the play so engaging. They walk in at the beginning shaking hands, kissing babies, trying to win over the audience to their side, although it is the referee who judges them. Throughout the show they directly appeal...
...beginning of the play starts off with a simple height comparison and progresses though pretty silly contests, with plenty of laughs along the way. Berwick and Carmichael play off each other remarkably well, finishing each other's sentences and creating huge verbal fugues. (Kudos to director Jordan R. Berkow on choreographing such a complicated verbal ballet.) Both men are appealing and personable, in spite of their faults and their one-upmanship. But as the play goes on, the verbal spars become far more aggressive as they needle each other about affairs, jobs, and kids...
...revive talks. Barak?s immediate political survival may depend on getting tough and putting the peace process in the deep freeze in order to form a coalition government with the right-wing Likud party. Going back to the negotiating table right now may not suit either side, even though they may work to keep channels open in order to ensure that the low-level shooting war doesn?t spin out of control. Seven years after the Oslo Accord, the reality on the West Bank and Gaza remains Israeli occupation and Palestinian intifadah. But now, as then, it?s a contest...