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...typical rallies, however, there was a dissenting voice. The usual liberal-feminist coterie of Summers-haters was challenged by a lone Summers supporter who wandered in from across the hall. This brave soul was buttoned-up in a simple ensemble he might have purchased at the Gap, in contrast to the alterna-duds others were sporting. Abstaining from the bubbly, he light-heartedly mocked the celebrants with a sarcastic take on a protest chant overheard at an anti-Summers rally. “Racist, sexist, anti-gay. Larry, Larry, go away!” he shouted. “Larry...
Darweesh’s use of Western musical tropes is a true synthesis of styles. The violin and cello parts were not merely ornamental to their Arabic counterparts, but rather integral components of Darweesh’s sonic palette—Darweesh did not bridge the gap between Western and Arabic music, so much as he recombined elements from both traditions into a bold new aesthetic...
...common dangers facing service members in Iraq have helped close the gender gap. In today's Army, nobody gallantly holds the humvee door open for a female, and a woman is expected to carry as much (Swenson's full gear weighs 115 lbs.) and to shoot as well as a man. Women service members refer to themselves either as "combat Barbies"--those who fight the losing battle of trying to look pretty in Iraq's sandstorms and winter sludge--or "hooah girls," named after the motivational grunt of obedience that soldiers give their superiors. "We females do combat ops," says...
...fact is that there is an achievement gap among the races. You can see that in the National Assessment of Education Progress,” Colby said. “The purpose of No Child Left Behind is to close the achievement gap. That’s why we require assessments in grades three to eight and through high school...
...that’s not enough, the 60-year gap between the original and the sequel proves that there is no statute of limitations for Disney’s plundering of their own former brilliance. Whatever the reason, I don’t advise watching this movie sober, so grab a bottle of whatever’s handy and prepare to desecrate your childhood...