Word: bente
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Nowadays, friends, fans, and touring bands drop by whenever possible to say a word, pluck a tune, or simply take a seat and listen. Well-established guests can take part in the time-honored tradition of banging a bent-up old hubcap into the microphone to sound the hour...
...Cram apparently. "With a better third lap I could have done 3:45," he told reporters. Hubris? Just a true hero's Olympian standards. "If I feel that I can't improve on my form," Cram said, "then I will pack it in." --By Ezra Bowen. Reported by Bent Onsager/Oslo
...about the Midwest in Boston, the Hub of the Universe, used to go "Ohio? Here we pronounce it Iowa." No more. A small woman at the head of the line, wearing an ALL THIS & BRAINS, TOO! T shirt, held her book up for Keillor to sign. He was standing bent over because he is nearsighted and because he was 14 inches taller than she. He chatted amiably as he wrote something on the title page, asking where the woman was from in a way that made it sound as if her answer would be very important to him. "Well...
...week's end the rescue squads working heroically in the shadow of the volcano were giving fear little thought. All their efforts were bent on saving the living. Only now and then did they have time to think of the thousands of dead who lay beneath their feet. Giving in fully to the release of grief was a luxury that Colombia could not yet afford. --By George Russell. Reported by Bernard Diederich/Armero and Tom Quinn and Gavin Scott/Bogot...
...there until the evacuation begins. The ultimate fear is that some settlers will turn violent. Police arrested three Israeli extremists for attempting to sell grenades to settlers last month, but the Shin Bet official says the security service doesn't have enough agents to be sure of stopping someone bent on violence. The authorities have reason to be vigilant. In Sa-Nur's modest art gallery stands a chilling exhibit. On a white table, there is a bowl filled with rich, red pomegranates. The title of the installation is Negotiations. On closer inspection, one sees that the pomegranates are grenades...