Word: viciousness
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...Huggable Dinosaurs? Norwegian scientists last month announced the discovery of the first complete skeleton of a pliosaur, a vicious 10-m-long sea predator with teeth as big as cucumbers [Oct. 16]. Most dinosaurs, however, weren't nearly so scary, as TIME reported in its Sept. 10, 1990, story on paleontologist Jack Horner...
...initially helped Healey, who saw her numbers rise in the polls, a backlash soon followed. Voters have since criticized her campaign for going too far in its negative attack and, in polls, have said they were offended by the tone of the ads. “The ad, as vicious as we’ve seen this cycle, is the equivalent of a Hail Mary pass,” Washington Post columnist Chris Cillizza wrote on his blog, referring to the one denouncing Patrick’s involvement in the LaGuer case. As a result of the negative advertisement campaign...
...ethical stand over the health of fellow students. These assaults, moreover, are not beneficial to the campus discourse. Certainly, HRL’s posters incite debate. But because they do so at the expense of rape victims, they turn what ought to be a healthy, educational discussion into a vicious polemic of name-calling, in which the attacked individuals likely cannot defend themselves. Societal stigma is such that women do not regularly publicize their rape or their decision to have an abortion, especially not in a hostile environment...
...witches, armored bears and humans living alongside their animal-shaped souls. "It's a character-driven effects movie, if there is such a thing," director Chris Weitz says of the tale from Philip Pullman's series His Dark Materials. And what plays NICOLE KIDMAN'S soul? "A very evil, vicious monkey." But, you know, an elegant, Australian species...
...cushion it would need in shutting out Dartmouth (1-6, 0-3 Ivy) by a 28-0 margin in front of 2,028 cold and wet fans in Hanover, N.H. The Crimson struck again on its third possession, with freshman Mike Clarke forcing a fumble with a vicious hit on Phil Galligan in punt coverage. Harvard junior John Hopkins recovered the ball at the Dartmouth 25. Just two plays later, Dawson found the end zone again, this time from 18 yards out. The extra point was blocked, giving Harvard at 13-0 lead. After forcing the Big Green into...