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...artistry bubbles with Gallic springtime vivacity. He mixes sweetness with strength. His head wobbles like a flower on a too-slender stalk, but his feet are sprung steel on points when he dances his soundless ballets. He is a theatrical master of total illusion. When he climbs an imaginary ladder, the rungs creak; when he leans against a nonexistent bar, the bar leans back with wooden stubbornness; when his outthrust palms slide feverishly along a make-believe wall, the air turns brick-solid...
Bomb Lease. In his weekly ads, Brooks underplays the special virtues of his houses (''Has almost luxury bathroom with removable ladder to secret sunbathing roof garden") and jeers at their shortcomings ("Library all of eight feet square suitable for erudite dwarf"). He also whets sales appeal by describing his clients as "hedonist of 19,'' "redheaded sculptress,'' "girl physiotherapist," "former Harvard lecturer turned tycoon in ladies' underwear.'' Frequently, Brooks offers an acid explanation of the owner's reasons for selling: "One of the big pots in chamber music, leader...
...saboteur can reach the control officers. They descend into their green-walled capsule by elevator or steel ladder, are protected by steel doors 3 ft. thick. Atop the control center sits a squat building with three security guards. Around the building is an electronically guarded fence. "God help the man that tries to get in," says one project officer...
...major difficulty Crimson coach Jack Barnaby has at the moment is finding a place for his multitude of stars. Considering that three stand-outs irom last year's freshman team are on the ladder this year, it is obvious that some of the returnees from the defending Ivy League champions are fighting for their lives...
This year, Morris is right behind Niederhoffer, holding down the second spot on the ladder. Morris was unbeaten last year as number one man on the freshman squad, and has now moved into the varsity line...