Word: thronged
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...Amid the throng of students who packed Lavietes Pavilion for last night’s showdown with Dartmouth, a large sign proclaimed “Gimme Some...
Because the piece only called for winds, the only players on stage were tucked away in the back corners of the stage behind a throng of chairs intended for the strings. This bizarre stage arrangement added to the sense of distance and otherworldliness present in Stravinsky’s composition...
With the provost, Steven E. Hyman, literally rallying to his side, Summers took a circuitous route to the Faculty meeting from his office in Mass. Hall yesterday, carefully avoiding the throng of protestors that would have met him on a more direct journey...
Ever since Wallace Beery won the Best Actor Oscar in 1932 for playing a boozy palooka in The Champ, a throng of fight flicks have gained top acting nominations for two-fisted performances. HILARY SWANK, in Million Dollar Baby, vies this year for her second Best Actress award. She may be an odds-on favorite, but history tells us that most boxing roles aren't knockouts...
Yushchenko, his face disfigured by what he claims was an attempt by government authorities to poison him in September, urged people not to leave the square until the commission's ruling was overturned. "We appeal to citizens of Ukraine to support the national resistance movement," he told the cheering throng. "We should not leave this square until we secure victory." And his supporters did just that. On Saturday evening, after six days of nonstop peaceful protests, the state and its candidate were forced to back down. In a nonbinding vote, Parliament declared the poll results invalid but did not recommend...