Word: lambeth
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Ackroyd unfolds and eventually provides a solution for these crimes through a succession of short chapters and shifting points of view. Much of the attention goes to a woman once known as Lambeth Marsh Lizzie, who escaped poverty by way of the London music halls, giving innocent performances of suggestive songs: I Don't Suppose He'll Do It Again for Months and Months and Months; Don't Stick It Out So Much. Under the tutelage of Dan Leno, London's most beloved comedian and a precursor of Charlie Chaplin, Lizzie became a star and eventually married the newly rich...
...that are "aerodynamically competitive" with the F-15. Being as good as the Soviets' best is not good enough, especially when flying against an enemy that may have its entire air force at its disposal. "When you're a pilot, you don't want equality," says Ben Lambeth, a senior analyst at the Rand Corp. "You want to be the biggest gorilla in the sky." Thus, the emphasis on stealth and other technologies that give pilots the capability called "first look, first kill...