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Word: understanding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...produce this endless chain of sound? I gradually realized it was her breathing. " Says Bonynge: "He was always getting hold of Joan around the middle and feeling her muscles. He wanted to figure out how her diaphragm worked. Especially in her placement of high notes, he was able to understand what she did and transfer her way of doing it to himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opera's Golden Tenor | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

Even if NBC wins the court case, it may find that a disgruntled star is worse than no star at all. Carson has taken to using his show to ridicule the network. "NBC is kind of desperate,: he told his audience last week. "I understand that for every NBC show you watch, you'll get a $400 rebate."It was one of his funniest lines, but it doubtless caused little laughter in the Silverman household...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Family Feud | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

...realize this is a bad time to ask for a favor with the Book of Life coming up for renewal and all, but the situation is crucial. Now I understand Saturday is Rosh Hashanah--one of the highest of High Holy Days, and I should be in temple; but you've got to understand it's also the Harvard season opener against Columbia...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A New Year: Prayer Before Entering the Lions' Den | 9/22/1979 | See Source »

...understand this is a time of great introspection, a time to be humble. And with the pope coming to Boston on Yom Kippur, we'll have especially sacred holidays this year. I was at services Friday night, and I promise to fast extra long on Yom Kippur. One thing I am kind of upset about missing is the sounds of the shofar: The Harvard Band won't be a very uplifting substitute...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A New Year: Prayer Before Entering the Lions' Den | 9/22/1979 | See Source »

...understand there is a big gap. It is always a slow, upward ramp. We'll have a lot of work on technique," Barnaby cautions. But he is quick to insist that he's looking to win--soon. "I hate that phrase 'building years,'" Barnaby says, condemning two words heard often on the Harvard sports scene of late...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Coach Jack Is Back | 9/21/1979 | See Source »

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