Word: bents
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...None of us have been approached by any Mormons bent on spreading the word. Granted, it's only been 24 hours since my arrival, but if current trends hold, it seems there will be precious few conversions here over the next two weeks. Gordon Hinckley, the current head of the Church of Latter Day Saints, happily seems to have a healthy sense of humor about the stereotypes surrounding his religion, but he also seems quite keen to prove one thing: Even evangelism can take a holiday - especially when the Winter Games are in town...
...sheet of letter paper to pocket-size, smaller daguerreotypes were housed in ornate keep-safe folders that are almost as compelling as the images themselves. In this form, the plates were passed down as heirlooms from generation to generation imbuing each daguerreotype with a unique aura. On that historical bent, daguerreotypes also presented the first opportunity for artists to capture the world in concrete faithful representation, and in a fit of nostalgia, a handful of American artists have founded a daguerreotypy renaissance over the past few years...
Japanese stocks have put a world of hurt on intrepid investors who dared to call that market's bottom at any time in the past decade. Now with the Japanese economy seemingly bent on a fourth recession since 1990, few are inclined to try again. And that's a shame. With the yen near record lows and the U.S. economy headed into recovery, the stocks of some Japanese exporters are looking attractive...
...want a life. I want to be normal again. I want to go to work, come home, see my kids, go on vacation," he says. Then, hearing himself, he adds, "That's a lot of wants." It's clear to everyone who knows Sanders that this time he is bent on reinventing himself. It is equally true that he has never been good at handling life's most punishing moments. His default tendency has always been to escape, either in body or in mind...
...went from a government group that was bent toward Boston with minimum attention to Cambridge [to a new administration],” Sullivan said. “I think there may be some reluctance to meet with the council, but I think it would behoove them...