Circuses had international casts and used impressive new technology such as half-tone photographs.
"I thought Howard in particular in the first half set the tone, " Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said.
The spontaneous (and sometimes half-baked) tone of the blogosphere sits ill with the need to sound measured and definitive.
The tone was half Oprah Winfrey, half Nancy Reagan, but Mrs.
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The first sequence in the movie is one of its best, and it sets the tone for the first half of the film.
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The American president nonetheless took a stern tone toward Iran in the half-hour long interview.
But play was sloppy from the outset, with the teams combining for eight turnovers in the first 6 minutes to set the tone for a clumsy first half.
Despite better tone, arrangers expect the back half of the month to bring little new supply.
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Matt Stevens's early try set the tone for a one-sided first half, with Lee Mears and Matt Banahan also crossing for a 23-0 Bath lead at the break.
That early save set the tone for the impressive Rensing who had a busy first half.
As Obama moves into the the second half of his presidency, he wants to reclaim the dialogue and set the tone for the rest of his term.
But his new side produced a professional display against his former players and Chelsea fans were left with the enduring image of Mourinho doing his best to tone down his celebrations for Samuel Eto'o's second-half goal, which secured Inter's quarter-final place.
For the Welsh Liberal Democrats Peter Black said that he regretted the tone of parts of Janet Finch Saunders' speech, which he said was based on "half-truths".
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