Word: blowingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Branded for Life. Perhaps after a few years, the whole thing would blow over. I could get a job where the boss didn't suspiciously glare at me if I commented about how much I hate neon-colored paper. I could eat in the smoking section of a restaurant without having a waiter usher me out, saying, "I'm sorry, ma'am, but we've been instructed to never let you light an open flame in this establishment." My mother would start talking to me again. I could become successful, maybe even famous. But even if I won the Pulitzer...
...Anderson is supporting men like Max and Blume, big dreamer who thumb their nose at conformity, but he is a disciplined enough filmmaker to not glorify their behavior unlike, say, Patch Adams). The two character have their notable flaws, and Max's big schemes have a tendency to blow up in his face. In fact, by the middle of the film, it appears as if lack of discipline has cost him dearly. However , what Rushmore really needed was a good tightening of the story in order to make the comedy more fluid...
Ignoring this problem would effectively drive out those citizens who help give Cambridge its distinct and diverse character. The loss of those who primarily benefit from low-cost units--the elderly and disabled, single working mothers, retired long-time residents and other low-income residents--would be a critical blow to Cambridge's vibrant political activism...
...learn that you don?t have to be Janet Reno to do it, or even a state attorney general. On Monday a group of regular computer users found a clause in the EULA (End User License Agreement) that comes with Microsoft software and used it to strike a blow for alternative software -- and for frustrated consumers everywhere...
...Crimson's loss to the Big Red may have been the death blow in its run for a fourth consecutive Ivy League title, as first-place Princeton (13-8, 8-1) and Dartmouth (15-6, 8-1) now lead Harvard by three games...