Word: awe
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...careful, however, and last week Barnes, 50, was slapped with a subpoena from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It alleged that he had posted online--for the world to steal--digital copies of songs by Savage Garden, Marvin Gaye and the Eagles. "This is like shock and awe," says Barnes. "Blitz them until they submit...
...roof of the airport parking lot I joined a hundred or so spectators and watched in awe as huge, wide-bodied jets made seemingly impossible turns on the famous, curved approach to Runway 13. Aircraft banked an improbable 90?, almost skimming the tops off the neighboring apartment blocks. The scene was straight out of sci-fi: huge, metallic birds coming home to nest with a demented roar...
...still shining, I often walk home from my downtown office. It’s hardly an expedition into the wilderness (there are at least two Starbucks along the way). But when I tell others about my evening plans, they look at me with a mix of horror and awe. “You’re walking home? Are you sure you don’t want a ride? That must take hours...
George Bush could not have picked a better place to demonstrate the reach of his "shock and awe" money campaign. Headlining a luncheon at the Airport Marriott in the liberal Democratic bastion of San Francisco last Friday, the President politely thanked his supporters for their "hard-earned dollars" and walked away $1.6 million richer. But the backroom brigadier of Bush's financial blitz was quietly working the velvet rope at the ballroom's VIP section. Jack Oliver, a little-known 34-year-old from Missouri, is the man largely responsible for what is being heralded as the most formidable money...
...opening two games of the NBA Finals, shouting instructions at and cajoling his teammates, giving an encouraging smack to his mentor and teammate David Robinson, and even screaming after throwing down a slam dunk in the fourth quarter. Hall of Fame center Bob Lanier watched in awe as the 7-foot Duncan took over Game 1 against the Nets, scoring 32 points, grabbing 20 rebounds, recording six assists and blocking seven shots in a 101-89 victory. "Tim isn't that demonstrative," Lanier says. "But he is intense...