Word: bei
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Along with Robinson, fellow freshmen walk-ons San Kleindienst and Amy Bei are refining their sabre skills as they become more accustomed to their new weapon. Though the pair combined for only one win last night, Brand remains confident that their collective performance will improve as they gain experience...
...Jade Screen, whose sparsely fixtured hotel reflects its ascetic heritage as a Buddhist monastery; the Hot Springs area at the base of the mountains; and the North Sea (named not for a body of water but for the sea of clouds bathing the range). The Xi Hai and Bei Hai, located on different summits, are three-star hotels serving Chinese and Western food as well as wine and liquor from East and West. There are dormitory-style rooms with public toilets for those who are traveling on a tight budget...
Standing on a nearby bench to get a better view of the Jiang motorcade, China native and first-year parent Bei Dong said she "felt great" about Jiang's speech and downplayed concerns about Taiwan, Tibet and human rights in her homeland...
...Massachusetts. Reduce World War II to three voices, and the choices are obvious: the rant of Hitler, the rumble of Churchill . and the single, seamless sound blended from the warble of the Andrews Sisters: Maxene, Patti and LaVerne. The trio first flew up the charts with 1937's bilingual Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, a Yiddish ditty infused with the giddy, jivey spirit that followed G.I.s around the globe. Wartime hits included Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941) and Rum and Coca-Cola (1944). The 1967 death of LaVerne ended the Andrews Sisters' career--but not Maxene's. She went solo...
Since ancient times people have believed that long hair bestows power and an aura of sensuality. Cliff Aron, 34, president of BEI, an energy-services firm based in New York City, has a ponytail that ends an inch below his shoulders. When people see it, he says, "they know they're dealing with someone special. They have to feel that I am successful if I can get away with this." Bob Rolke, 18, a varsity swimmer at Washington's American University, has barely had a trim in the past two years and says of his mass of bronze curls...