Word: bents
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...would be a male movement - masculism? - in which all men of non-Taliban persuasion would strive to emulate that half of the race which is typically gentler, kinder, less overbearing. Non-firebreathing feminists would surely support such a campaign, even though nervous good ol' boys among men have already bent New Sensitive Man into a put-down...
...have never seen a picture of Joey with his long legs straight; they were always bent in punk contraposto. When he sang his stance was unique: one hand always wrapped around the mic, which was always on a stand, the stand usually bent toward the audience. The other hand was held close, fist clenched, or up and moving in tight gestures that never strayed far from Joey's side. One leg would be thrown forward, Joey's whole frame resting on it, looming over the edge of the stage, over the heads of the fist-pumping fans...
...feet had been placed sideways, with the nail driven first through a small block of wood and then through both heels into the cross. Later the wood block would prevent the feet from coming free as the wound ripped and enlarged. Contrary to most representations, the knees were bent...
...obvious area that those bent on retaliating may consider is the Taiwan arms sale. Speculation had been that Washington would stop short of giving Taiwan the Aegis at this stage. But there's now speculation that there will be a stronger push to approve that sale immediately, as a way to punish China. That, however, would probably undercut the very pro-Western forces we want to support in China. Canceling President Bush's planned state visit to Beijing in the fall? Well, the reason he scheduled that visit was presumably because he judged it in the best interests...
...regardless of century, country, or medium-must have been rigid, as there is a set of fairly strict conventions apparent in the pieces. For instance, the artist seemed not to have much latitude in portraying Christ's body: head sunk to the right, right foot crossed over left, knees bent, eyes half closed, mouth slightly open. Here the earliest piece-the clunky bronze staring at you from the first display case-diverges, or perhaps precedes the established conventions. But every other Christ in the room conforms...