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Word: perfection (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...confidence a fashion show for the end of the school year. Breaking her reverie in a quick aside she tells me "You could be one of my models--I need male models." Her enthusiasm is infectious, and for an instant I can imagine all the world strutting in the perfect leaf-meal coat and my corduroys are momentarily glamorous--glamorous but not glitzy

Author: By J. L. Martin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Closerlook: Playing Dress-Up | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...Fearless and Holmes to do. When not twiddling knobs with an almost comical intensity or guzzling Rolling Rocks, they would bop carefully behind their banks of equipment or clap their hands in the air. During particularly intense moments in the music, they would rock to the beat in a perfect, unintentional mimicking of the audience--two diehard music lovers grooving to their own creations. At one point, the two leaders simply turned and stared at the projections behind them, hypnotized by the dazzling "Neptune City." It was a perfect, wordless moment, and crystallized the unspoken key concept behind Death...

Author: By Josiah J. Madigan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Love and Death in Vegas | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...Scarry's ideas and floral vocabulary are more tempting than convincing. If she had presented her system as tentative rather than perfect and complete, if she had acknowledged the counter-arguments and reasons for hesitation, her argument would be easier to swallow...

Author: By Patty Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Radiant Ignition: Scarry Puts the Psychology Back in Lit-Crit | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...viable film medium - but more significantly gave us an engaging storyline (like Aladdin, it appealed to kids, teens, and adults - it raked in virtually the exact same gross). But the sequel - which grossed $81 million over Thanksgiving! - is even better. The animation is better, the story is self-consciously perfect, and Barbie makes a much needed cameo. But the real question is whether Pixar - which has made three incredible movies so far - is going to split from Disney which takes much of its profits in the form of market cost recoupment. If Pixar goes independent, what happens to the Disney...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SOMAN'S IN THE [K]NOW | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...team was led last night by senior co-captain Davin Chew, who recorded a perfect 3-0 mark in foil competition. His three victories (5-2, 5-0, 5-3) helped the Crimson edge Brandeis in the foil category, 5 wins...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fencing Splits Against Brandeis | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

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