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Word: nervously (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hero here is Jeffrey Wigand. As played so acutely by Russell Crowe, he is a sullen, stocky, difficult fellow, a Hamlet whose soliloquies have to be read in his nervous blinks and stammers, in the latticework under his tired, wary eyes. They are all the hints we need to detect a soul swamped in ethical dilemmas. When Crowe gets to command the screen, The Insider comes to roiled life. It's an All the President's Men in which Deep Throat takes center stage, an insider prodded to spill the truth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Deep Throat Takes Center Stage | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...very nervous my first game back against Princeton," Springer said. "And when the game went to overtime, I was just glad that my first game back was finally over...

Author: By Timothy Jackson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Springer Back Between the Pipes | 10/27/1999 | See Source »

Wilford followed junior center John Kadzielski in as fullbacks Grady Smalling and Chris Stakich came from behind and gave an extra push. There were a few nervous moments as the officials took their time taking apart the pile, but they finally signaled the touchdown, and Harvard had just what it needed to get over the late-game hump...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BLee-ve It! | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

...lucky I haven't had a nervous breakdown," says Janet Gewinner as she looks on while her 17-year-old son Matt leaves for hockey practice. She reminds him to take the medication in the kitchen. For him it is a life-and-death issue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wednesday: 6:30 P.M. Matt's House | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

...well engineered it doesn't need a cooling fan, and the silence truly is golden. But run your hand across the top and it feels, well, hot. Apple swears that the heat--the mortal enemy of microcircuitry--won't fry the computer over time, but it makes me nervous. Also, although the lozenge-shaped mouse has been redesigned somewhat, it's still way too small and has got to go. Fortunately, you can swap it for something more ergonomic. The only real problem with the Mac, frankly, is finding as much software...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meet the New Macintosh | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

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