Word: blend
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...report for duty, makes some disastrous mistakes -- but such is the imposing aura of his purported professional credentials that he keeps his post through scrape after scrape, and sometimes does succeed. Nonetheless, he lives in fear of exposure, and tension mounts. The character is depicted with a remarkably skillful blend of empathy and distaste, so that from page to page the reader roots for him to get caught or to get away with - it all. With complete believability, the plot keeps twisting right up to the final words. Like so many fellow toilers in mystery-genre obscurity, Collee proves himself...
...This is not a university that can or should berun by the rich and famous," Wood said. "It shouldbe run by a varied blend of loyal people with astrong commitment to Harvard...
...structure will not only house the Busch-Reisinger works, but will also blend with the Fogg and Sackler Museums without blurring the collection's distinctive character...
...buildings blend form and function in a uniquely American design vernacular. "The family farm is a reflection of one of our last great freedoms in America," says Chester Liebs, director of the University of Vermont's historic preservation program. "The barn is the rural equivalent of the Statue of Liberty. Each time we see a barn, it is a powerful reminder that our agricultural lands are still in the hands of the many." Kerry Dawson, professor of landscape architecture at the University of California at Davis, describes barns as "superb building technology," but adds, "As you look upward, the timbers...
...Framed Roger Rabbit, the inventive comic blend of animation and live action, drew six nominations, but all of them for technical achievements. Working Girl also collected six nods, including best original song for Carly Simon's Let the River...