Word: tightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...always tough to build in a tight site and around people who are living there and trying to work there," he said...
This year Harry turns 13, and he and his pals Ron and Hermione meet flying Hippogriffs and terrifying Dementors, prison guards who suck the happiness out of people; they take classes in Divination and discover new powers. But as Rowling, with her trademark humor and tight plotting, continues to mine her true themes of betrayal and loyalty, love and loss, the forces of evil are also encroaching. "Life is becoming a bit more fraught with anxiety generally," Rowling says. "And in book four, Harry gets introduced to his hormones." All of which will help Harry and his fans grow...
...more than he was qualified for. "Anyone who has flown regularly on the East Coast in summer knows that the horizon can disappear completely in the haze," says Hannifin. One scenario: Kennedy began a normal turn, and then lost sight of the horizon. If he made the turn too tight, he could have lost lift. From there it would be straight down, and fast. "The poor guy wasn?t rated for an instrument flight," says Hannifin. "When the weather got beyond his capability and he could no longer see the horizon or the shoreline, it was his command responsibility...
Some parents hope their kids will win a college scholarship. Single mother Mar Rodriguez of Orlando, for example, is a graduate student at the University of Central Florida. Money is tight. She shuttles her three kids--Virgil, 14; Eva, 13; and Sara, 10--to dozens of youth-basketball events every week, year round. In a recent month, Rodriguez counted only three days without a practice or a game...
...rather than the embargo, is what?s going to get the 72-year-old Castro out of office, and the U.S. has a long-term interest in fostering ties with the generation that will succeed him. But with Gore having to face the Florida governor?s brother in a tight presidential race, it could be a while before you're lighting up a legal Cohiba...