Word: belt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Union with 10 or 12 waxed-paper cups on his tray maybe half of them filled, most of them probably just extras he grabbed accidentally. The happy first-year finishes his meal, brings his tray to the waste baskets and conveyor belt, and proceeds to throw out the equivalent of a small tree...
...past 13 years, 121 executions have been carried out in the U.S., most of them in Texas, Florida, Louisiana and Georgia. The prospect that the Southern "death belt" will be joined by California has opponents of capital punishment worried. "California is the key state in the death-penalty debate," says American University law professor Ira Robbins. "If a fairly moderate-to-liberal state can execute someone, then states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania might be next...
...that is, the skirt. The dominant silhouette at the Paris fall collections was a big top with tights or leggings, often accompanied by boots that climbed well above the knee. In between there was often a sort of apron that resembled a vestigial skirt or, more fancifully, a superwide belt. Only a few classic houses featured any skirts in the usual sense of the word, and only Yves Saint Laurent covered the knee in a few outfits...
...player, a compulsive movie watcher. Acting was not supposed to be an option, but after he enrolled at George Washington University with an eye toward law school, his vision of life at the bar ate at him: "I saw everything laid out in front of me, on a conveyor belt." He transferred to New York University's acting school, and within a year he had won a job on the TV soap The Doctors. Now the other Baldwin boys -- Billy, Daniel and Stephen -- are actors as well. "It was a case...
...flag stands for many things to me, and it is the symbol of good 'ole Dixieland. The South stands for fried okra, fried squash and fried catfish. The South stands for and stands up for religion: The South is the Bible Belt. The South stands for big 'ole mosquitoes. The South stands for the southern accent, including y'all, tar (can go flat), bud (e.g. the mockin'), rasslin' and tin (after nine...