Word: mining
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...string bean, either," another friend of mine said meaningfully. Then they both laughed at that, and one of us cried, "Harsh." Unduly so, because, in a way, that was the cruelest kind of dismissal...
...tension that can build up," says Cronyn. "Sometimes I've been helpful to Jess, but sometimes I've been a pain in the ass, and she will say, 'Leave me alone! Let me do it my way! I can't play your part; don't you try to play mine.' We work differently. When Jessie gets her teeth into something, she is totally obsessed by it. We will go home at night after a rehearsal, and I will be so tired that I will say, 'Oh, please, God, show me to my bed and let me forget about it until...
...career of one has zoomed ahead of the other's. Has there ever been any envy or resentment? "No!" they both answer. "I rejoice in Hume's successes," says Tandy. "We're not really in competition. I mean, I can't play his parts, and he can't play mine -- though he tries to sometimes...
...Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last summer approved a bill that would sanction a binding plebiscite in 1991. However, the details horrified the Governor's faction: under the Senate bill, the statehood option seems an instant gold mine. Islanders would get a congressional delegation plus full parity with the other 50 states in federal welfare assistance immediately, while the present full exemption from federal taxes on individuals and companies would be phased out only gradually. About 40% of the island's 3.3 million residents now qualify for federally supported food assistance. According to Hernandez, average monthly benefits...
...month ago I met a friend of mine for dinner at Mather, and it turns out she's one of the captains, Julia French," Arends said. "She said they needed a manager and started giving me a hard time about how I'd make a good...