Word: barkely
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...shove bullets into an unwieldy cartridge punctuated by rapid fire. It is even more heart-pounding to raise the loaded weapon, lower the safety, point and shoot. It's hard to know just how far to squeeze the trigger before the gun will fire, spitting flame with a rough bark and jerking back violently...
...cents] a minute by punching in 10-10-345. Though they make big promises, dial-arounds like MCI's 10-10-321 tend to deliver savings for people with monthly bills under $20 or those who make calls during peak daytime hours. Otherwise, Lucky Dog may have more bark than bite...
...environmentalist in her cites the interdependency of sea and land. The redwoods in the region not only collect the moisture that comes to them as fog, but they also create a suitable habitat for other life. "Look at the bark of a redwood, and you see moss," she says. "If you peer beneath the bits and pieces of the moss, you'll see toads, small insects, a whole host of life that prospers in that miniature environment. A lumberman will look at a forest and see so many board feet of lumber. I see a living city...
Katherine, however, speaks softly. She is the type of athlete whose bite is worse than her bark...
...August has slipped in like a lover. Every once in a while I turn toward the window and see, over my left shoulder, a tall pine tree that has split into two trunks at its base. The dead lower branches have been severed, leaving large tan coins on the bark. But the tree flourishes near the top in an array of green fans that rise and fall like a queen's hand. All shades of green are displayed, many so subtle they have no names. Though I have looked at this tree for years, the sight of it always surprises...