Word: things
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...seem too keen on the recent campaign of the Lubbock, Texas school board to rid student attire of various "satanic symbols" ["The Devil Went Down to Texas," Sept. 12]. Fair enough. In my 18 years growing up in Lubbock, the school board managed to do many a foolish thing. Regrettably, however, Palmore's lampoon leaves his Harvard readers with the impression that our hometown (Palmore is from Lubbock, too) is some sort of theocratic backwater, a place where decency and common sense are casualties of the ongoing struggle against "the Evil One." This is simply not the case...
...course, it's still early, but a fourth-place finish and a strong effort against the Ivy League favorite Bruins makes one thing very clear--the Crimson will be making waves in Blodgett Pool this season...
...difficult thing is when the defense is getting tired, it's hard to pump them up," Gordian said. "In that situation, we needed to make a big play. The ball's down on the 15-yard line and they have a good field goal kicker. So, it wasn't enough just to stop them there. We had to get the ball or sack them, get them out of field goal range...
...happens to cause them aggravation. In fact, "aggravation," in that particular usage, is basically a New York word. I know there are people who think it's a Yiddish word -- nobody thinks it's an English word -- but a Yiddish word and a New York word are the same thing. It's true that you can detect an Italian bounce to some New York phrases, and it's true that white students at expensive Manhattan private schools are as likely as Harlem teenagers to shout "Yo!" when they come across a friend, but I think the basic structure and inflection...
...been in her prayers, and he took the occasion to say that New York was grateful for her presence and that she should let him know if there was any way he could be of assistance. She said that as a matter of fact, there was one thing he might do. It would be helpful at the hospice to have a reserved parking spot. So envision this scene: here is Mother Teresa, perhaps a saint, making a sick call on a man who has just had a stroke -- and she's trying to hustle him for a parking spot...