Waiters burst into half-conscious accompaniment to classical and light opera overtures. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
Drinks were the overture to dinner. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This overture is still old politics, which some will embrace whole heartedly. From Wordnik.com. [McCain team reaches out to disappointed Clinton backers] Reference
ZAHN: Is that something the U.S. would welcome, this overture from the Germans?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2002] Reference
Whether Syria's peace overture is rhetorical or real, there is no better time to put Damascus to the test. From Wordnik.com. [Alon Ben-Meir: Syria Reasserts Its Centrality to Peace] Reference
William Tell overture is not "from the soundtrack for A Clockwork Orange", it is a piece of classical music composed by Rossini. From Wordnik.com. [Matt’s Top 10 Trailers of 2009 – Collider.com] Reference
It seemed the overture was a tad slower last night. From Wordnik.com. [A Lackey's Life] Reference
The overture is a confused, formless number, indicating the darkness. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers] Reference
Ltd., calling the overture "opportunistic." letter made public late Tuesday by Samsung. From Wordnik.com. [Dealscape] Reference
The overture, which is familiar in our concert-rooms, gives a sketch of the principal situations in the opera. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers] Reference
The overture is a picturesque piece of writing enough, though much of it would be entirely meaningless without its programme. From Wordnik.com. [The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory.] Reference
This excerpt shows the very short "overture" and the Prologue sung by the character "Musica.". From Wordnik.com. [Intermission.] Reference
The "overture" can have a different flavor, a different texture, yet be a carefully crafted introduction to what's to follow. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro Chat Hobbit With Fans « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Any time that a boy made any kind of overture toward a Wolverine fighter, it was immediately reciprocated with a smile, a pat, a treat. From Wordnik.com. [Elephant in the City] Reference
The overture is short but very brilliant. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers] Reference
The crisis of 2008 was merely the "overture" to the. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Precious metals rally as investors duck volatility] Reference
The overture, which is very dramatic in character, is followed by a powerful fugued chorus ( "Behold!. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers] Reference
Despite their guarded response, it is exactly this kind of overture that the Iranians were waiting for. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The new US administration is salivating at the "overture" Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had this to say. From Wordnik.com. [Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator] Reference
Chapter a is entitled "overture"; chapter b, "mimesis"; chapter c, "books for people who find television too slow". From Wordnik.com. [Culture | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Today, Clinton said Castro's words represent an "overture" and the administration would take a serious look at how to respond. From Wordnik.com. Reference
She said the US was "taking a serious look" at how to respond to President Raul Castro's comments, which she called an "overture". From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
The overture to China led to Taiwan losing its UN seat. From Wordnik.com. [John Feffer: Obama: Engage North Korea Now (But Don't Tell Anyone)] Reference
AT&T investors have reacted favorably to the Comcast overture. From Wordnik.com. [Moving In On Ma Bell] Reference
Only Green-span could make the overture successfully, Newt said. From Wordnik.com. [Courting Rush] Reference
Perot publicly scorned Reed's overture as "weird" and delighted in the publicity. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge To 2000] Reference
So Gerald Levin, Time Warner's CEO, welcomed an overture from Case to merge with AOL. From Wordnik.com. [Shadow Man] Reference
But nothing more was heard of this overture, probably because Cheney ordered him to drop it. From Wordnik.com. [Coleen Rowley: Only Obama Can Manage the Iran Situation] Reference
Ankara ignored the overture, and in June, Ocalan changed course again, declaring all-out war. From Wordnik.com. ['The Kurds Are Suffering'] Reference
Cooking is like an orchestra playing a great overture — it brings out the personality of each ingredient. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Evaluating McCain] Reference
Fili-Krushel, who is known to have discussed NBC's overture with Time Warner colleagues, declined to comment. From Wordnik.com. [Help Wanted] Reference
If, like FDR, he makes good on what he's told us, the speech could one day be celebrated as the overture for a new era. From Wordnik.com. [A New, Tougher Kind of Politics] Reference
ITT says it will consider Hilton's overture at a board meeting Tuesday, though analysts expect the offer to be rejected. From Wordnik.com. [A Classic Matchup] Reference
He's ceremonially presented to a pan-species gathering at the end of the movie's rousing choral overture, "Circle of Life.". From Wordnik.com. [King Of The Urban Jungle] Reference
In fact, right now there may be only one way left to stop hostilities: a direct diplomatic overture from Washington to Tehran. From Wordnik.com. [The Guns of November] Reference
As part of a peace overture, Pastrana has ceded a large area in southern Colombia to the FARC that was to be a demilitarized zone. From Wordnik.com. [Colombia: Man Without A Plan] Reference
The revolutionary impact of "Show Boat" is in the very first sound of the overture: it still makes an audience sit up with a start. From Wordnik.com. ['Show Boat'--It's Still Rollin' Along] Reference
Consider it Bush's latest overture in his persistent courtship of Latinos, with his broken espanol and roots in immigrant-rich Texas. From Wordnik.com. [SE HABLA ELECTORAL VOTES] Reference
Philadelphia Phillies executive Larry Shenks terms "" scary '' the fans 'initial response -- or rather nonresponse -- to their overture. From Wordnik.com. [Baseball's Hardest Sell] Reference
She would only be interested in one of the company's most senior positions -- if she found the overture at all enticing in the first place. From Wordnik.com. [Help Wanted] Reference
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