Word: leatherizing
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...next quite a while after 1 p.m., I sat in a deep plastic leather chair in the receptionist's office, thinking how this sacred room or rock and roll so closely resembled the 11th floor of William James. Suddenly, in walked three of the Doors followed by two men who obviously were not. They hurried past and entered a room and had a meeting for 30 or 40 seconds. Only one sound came out of the room. That was Jon saying, "Listen, if you're going to put us in a battle of the bands, it'll only be with...
...vaulted room in the Vatican Palace that for 300 years was used as a storage space for discarded and broken statues. The cellar has been hastily tidied up and furbished with white leather armchairs, air conditioning, and earphones for simultaneous translation of the multilingual discussions...
Phenomenal Popularity. Where it went is into just about everything that is manufactured or grown. In various forms, including sulfuric acid, the nation's most widely used chemical, sulfur is used for such chores as tanning leather, cleaning steel, pigmenting paint, making plastic and paper. Mostly, the shortage is the result of sulfur's phenomenal popularity down on the farm. Its use as a fertilizer ingredient has doubled since 1961, and agricultural needs now command nearly half of total production...
...Price. As if that were not far enough out, Britain's Rolls-Royce announced last week that it would introduce a new four-passenger convertible in the U.S. this fall. Heavy on pushbutton controls and fitted leather appointments, the handmade car boasts a gently swelling silhouette designed to appeal to American buyers. With characteristic British understatement, Rolls described the car's horsepower-about 325-as "adequate." That also goes for the price...
...mayor's office, chanting "Sock it to me, Black Power" and "Mayor Maier, you punk!" For four hours, while cops stood by passively under orders from Maier to keep their cool, the commandos waited for a mayoral appearance. Then, in an outburst of pique, they ripped up leather chairs, dumped drawers on the floor, and defaced a mural with obscenities...