Word: absented
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...from New Jersey, said flatly, "Ralph Reed and the Christian Coalition will create a lot of trouble for the Republican Party." And, in fact, if Reed succeeds too well at moving the party in his direction, he stands to alienate the middle-of-the-roaders, whose votes, while notably absent in Republican primaries, tend to decide general elections...
...biggest strengths of the novel. Amis' gift became particularly important Wednesday night at Waterstone's. Desperate for an interview, I went to get my copy of The Information signed, forgetting that I had taken notes for my review on the dedication page. "Martin Amis is really (I had written absent-mindedly in the margin)...SHORT." Martin Amis read that little inscription as he signed my book. He smiled at me with his brand new, ten-thousand dollar teeth; but it was a British smile, revealing nothing...
From this moment on, the play elaborates the blindingly original premise that modern life would appear pretty silly if described in Elizabethan English. When Constance, who soon slips into iambic pentameter like all the other characters, describes someone as a creep and Desdemona is mystified, she says absent-mindedly: "Creep--it's colloquial for 'base and noisome knave...
Noticeably absent was former Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. Filling in for Jones were Paul Thomas and Kevin Jones (no relation), who flawlessly executed parts in such difficult numbers as "Gallows Pole" and "The Song Remains the Same...
...when next fall's lines debuted last week, noontime oglers were largely out of luck. Most of the supermodels were absent from the runways. They have, in a sense, grown too big for the fashion world that created them and turned them into internationally admired adventuresses. Instead of modeling clothes in New York City, Cindy Crawford was in Miami shooting her first movie, Fair Game, with Billy Baldwin. Vendela fans could have found the towering Swede in Los Angeles, where she had recently done a guest spot on Murphy Brown. Naomi Campbell, usually ubiquitous all through Fashion Week, appeared...