Word: solidly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...borrow a famous phrase from Karl Marx, "All that is solid melts into air"--was melting already, as of 1911, and forming large and inconvenient puddles on the floor, quite insusceptible to the morally muscular moppings of outraged critics. Here one directs the reader to the foldout chart elsewhere in these pages. Prepared with much disputatious--not to say rebellious--muttering by this magazine's critics, it lists the century's "best" work in every facet of the arts. Its most interesting aspect is the intensely clustered dates of the works representing the major expressive forms...
...quick fixes. It would also score a much needed victory for the N.A.A.C.P., which has spent much of the past decade dogged by financial woes, an embarrassing sex scandal and a dimmed place on the national political radar. Mfume, 51, has been lauded for putting the organization back on solid financial footing and increasing its sagging membership rolls. But he has been criticized for failing to steer the organization into such controversial issues as affirmative action and welfare reform...
...general, carbohydrates are your friends. Alcohol affects the way your body metabolizes nutrients, causing many people's blood sugar to drop. You may not fancy the idea of eating solid food the morning after, but nibbling on some crackers or a piece of bread should help overcome your sugar blues. And you shouldn't drink on an empty stomach. Imbibing during a meal slows absorption of alcohol and gives your body more time to detoxify...
...experimenting with things and seeing what works best," said junior center Steve Moore. "We had to adjust our breakout but towards the end we were getting more solid and getting more shots...
Despite the turnovers, the solid play of Prasse-Freeman is encouraging for Harvard, which is seeking a replacement for last year's senior point guard Tim Hill. Hill graduated as Harvard's career assist leader...