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make as you make your bed, so you must lie on it you must put up with a situation for which you are responsible. The saying is recorded in English from the late 16th century; a similar saying in late 15th-century French is, ‘as one makes one's bed, so one finds it.’
make hay while the sun shines one should take advantage of favourable circumstances which may not last; proverbial saying, mid 16th century.
make someone's day often used ironically as a warning that an action will give pleasure to someone hostile, as in ‘Go ahead, make my day’, spoken in
Sudden Impact (1983 film) by Clint Eastwood.
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The Correspondence of Roger Sessions.
Magazine article from: Notes; 3/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...resulted in three publications: Roger Sessions and His Music (Ann...music; Conversations with Roger Sessions (Boston: Northeastern...and The Correspondence of Roger Sessions, letters to and from...influence he was overshadowed, Sessions rarely seemed charismatic or...These ...
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ROGER SESSIONS: SYMPHONIES 6, 7, 9 AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA, DENNIS RUSSELL DAVIES, CONDUCTOR Argo
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/4/1996; ; 482 words
; Informed musicians consider Roger Sessions (1896-1985) America's greatest...American orchestras. Several of Sessions' 9 symphonies were given prestigious...you are in the hands of a master. Sessions said he wrote his orchestral music...
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WILLIAM BENNETT, OBOE; SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY JOHN HARBISON: OBOE CONCERTO; SYMPHONY NO. 2; ROGER SESSIONS: SYMPHONY NO. 2 London
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/12/1994; ; 593 words
; ...Second Symphony and the Second Symphony of his teacher, Roger Sessions. The Second Symphony, linked tone-poems depicting...and unforgettable passages Harbison has composed. The Sessions Symphony is very much of its period; the harmonic idiom...
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 "The New York Observer (New York, NY)")
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Venus and Roger Move On: Nighttime Session Wrap-up.
Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY); 8/26/2008; 311 words
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Police sergeant completes training course ; Yee recognized for attending 2-week session at Roger Williams
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 12/19/2008; 354 words
; ...recognized for completing a two- week command training course at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Yee participated in...part of the Justice System Training and Research Institute at Roger Williams and is conducted in partnership with the New England...
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Coaching for the perfect team Coaching is the latest initiative to help firms develop their employees' skills and potential. Roger Trapp limbers up for a session with the corporate guidance gurus
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/30/1998; ; 700+ words
; Not so long ago, coaching was something that was restricted to the sporting arena. Coaches were people who could bring out the best in athletes, with a few achieving remarkable results. But, in keeping with the business world's fondness for military and sports analogies, it is creeping into
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Dr. Roger Hershline, Founder of CureHIV, Inc. and Global Humanceuticals, Inc., Hosting Fifth Session of the International HIV/AIDS Programs at the World AIDS Day in China, 2006.
PR Newswire; 11/29/2006; 657 words
; ...government has kindly invited Dr. Roger Hershline to host the Fifth Session of the International HIV/AIDS...AIDS Day in China, 2006. Dr. Roger Hershline will present insight...the Chinese believe that Dr. Roger Hershline's speech at the...
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ROGER NORIEGA PARTICIPATES IN A LIVE WEB QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSION
News Wire article from: Political Transcript Wire; 7/12/2005; 700+ words
; ...STATE DEPARTMENT JULY 6, 2005 SPEAKER: ROGER F. NORIEGA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE...Live with Assistant Secretary of State Roger Noriega. He is looking over the questions...myself, so indulge any errors, please. Roger Noriega. Sabino from Costa Rica -- Dear...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Roger uses licence to thrill after tricky start; Bonding session: Federer turns on the style in front of 007.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 7/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...Carlos Ferrero yesterday. To say that Roger Federer was floundering, having lost the...mortals, a light cold notwithstanding, Roger's week had been aserene stroll through...Novak Djokovic (4) v Rafael Nadal (2) Roger Federer (1) v Richard Gasquet (12...
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Bramhall at the Crossroads for All-Star Recording Session with Eric Clapton And B.B. King, as Ace Guitarist Preps Tour with Roger Waters, Reaps Success of Jellycream CD.
PR Newswire; 4/24/2000; 700+ words
; ...King for a Clapton recording session of Bramhall's composition...Times, Bramhall said of the session with Clapton, "He invited...stuck around to play on the sessions for a Clapton-King duets...another rock legend joining the Roger Waters' band, once again...itinerary). Bramhall first joined ...
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Roger Sessions
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Roger Sessions 1896-1985, American composer and teacher, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Sessions was a pupil of Horatio Parker at Yale...Copland he organized (1928) the Copland-Sessions Concerts for contemporary music. In 1935...
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Roger Huntington Sessions
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Roger Huntington Sessions The works of the American composer Roger Huntington Sessions (1896-1985) are characterized...individual character. He was also an influential teacher. Roger Sessions was born December 28, 1896, in Brooklyn, New...
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Sessions, Roger (Huntington)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Sessions, Roger (Huntington) ( b Brooklyn, NY, 1896; d Princeton, NJ, 1985...1965–85. Pupils incl. Babbitt, Imbrie, and Diamond. Sessions's mus. has been described as ‘constructively eclectic...
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Sessions, Roger
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Sessions, Roger (1896–1985) US composer whose complex and highly individual works include a Violin Concerto (1935), eight symphonies...
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McGuinn, Roger
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Roger McGuinn Guitarist, singer...songwriter For the Record … Roger McGuinn will always be known...played on a number of recording sessions, including one with Judy Collins...Gritty Dirt Band — Roger McGuinn Live , 1994, Live from...
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