And a 16-minute lecture by Bernstein, somewhat perversely tucked in as filler, offers an intelligent introduction, delivered in the conductor's inimitably accessible style.
Mr. Modeste, a tall, slim man who is 80 and a native of Tobago, recognized the afternoon with a heartfelt introduction delivered to the teams, both dressed in their blazers and lined up facing one another on the field.
The show adopts a sci-fi attitude right from the start, with an introduction delivered in the same cadence and tone as the opening of the old "Twilight Zone" series.
One account of the conference states: "The introduction was delivered without much reaction; but when Simons intoned, 'The South had slain the man, but the spirit which animated him was beyond the reach of earthly power,' the Southerners were distressed.
When he was done delivering his introduction on the evils of drugs, he turned to Kirsten for her part, but she said nothing, letting the silence become a burden.
If there was any doubt that the Republicans were reaching out to new constituencies this year, consider the celebrity to whom they have given the honor of delivering the introduction on Wednesday night of the House speaker, J. Dennis Hastert.
You know you're in for something different when you hear the portentous voice of Sir David Attenborough delivering the introduction to what you thought was merely a pop album.
He leaves teacherly fingerprints all over "YRM," delivering small introductions and compact religious messages, chattering through the tracks, speaking a line before the choir sings it, introducing every musician at one time or another, calling cues for a band that clearly doesn't need them — "Split the parts!" "Glissando!" — or invoking higher orders of direction.
The first outcome variable is whether or not a woman had a delivery in a health facility, comparing respondents who delivered in 2004 05 (before introduction of the OBA voucher) with those delivering in 2006 08 (after the introduction of the voucher).
After a few words of introduction, an act delivers its hit for television cameras and an enthusiastic, arm-waving audience.
