Word: bendingly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...engineer from Shanghai still had much to learn about life at the top. A friend and former colleague recalls an incident in which Jiang was asked for a special favor by one of the Old Guard generation of revolutionary heroes who wielded enormous power. Jiang refused, saying it would bend the rules. He suffered for that in 1984, when the Old Guard refused to support his candidacy for the vice-premiership. By the time he was appointed mayor of Shanghai, in 1985, he had learned his lesson. "He spent a lot of time and effort pleasing the Old Guard...
...recent drug to hit central Florida: Special K. "It's the bomb," gushes Tom, a sweaty 15-year-old with a struggling goatee. "It will make you like this," he says, rolling his eyes up as if staring at his brain. "It's dreamy. You see the lights, like, bend...
...from a big East Coast city where you get tickets for parking in front of your own house, and this wide-open liberty is making you crazy. The Rockies spin out of the ground like the spurs of a boot, and a herd of antelope is grazing along a bend in the Missouri River. Willie Nelson and Ray Charles come on the radio to sing Seven Spanish Angels, and it seems prudent, if not reasonable, to nose up to 100, 105, 110. At 112, you can almost see the seven angels. It's 85 miles from Great Falls to Helena...
...South Bend, freshman Scott Clark was impressive in A Flight singles action, advancing to the semifinals. Senior Philip Tseng reached the A Flight quarters...
Reckless and irresponsible publications that paid for photographs of the princess bear responsibility for Diana's death. By feeding the sharks, they create the frenzy. ELIZABETH DEWEESE TUCKER South Bend...