The rhetoric was not there in the way it has been in the past, but we're still looking at a hike in March.

basically the same kind of rhetoric we've heard in the past.

Beijing has been accusing the U.S. of hegemony over the past few days. But that rhetoric is targeted at a domestic audience, not the Americans,

I like the biplanes, ... They don't have (cockpit) coverings. They're just out in the open.

They were touring this year with a clarinetist, so I sent it to them, ... They agreed to do it.

I actually sent them the piece, which they considered last year but didn't have enough time (to rehearse),