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February 2, 2004From the program that accompanied yesterday's BSO concert:"Like any composer, Brahms worried about the reception of a new work. He was more anxious than usual about the Fourth Symphony. His previous two symphonies had scored immediate successes, and that upped the ante for this one." From Today on MSN: "How to get a raise: Tips to up the ante." From "Poker jargon starting with U": "Up the ante: Increase the stake. Also commonly used outside the context of poker." From Wordreference.com: "Up the ante (informal): to increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion. Example: whenever they reached their goal, they upped the ante by setting more complex challenges for themselves." |
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