Word: boastful
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...taken off in Asia, Phuket and Bali have nurtured a healthy rivalry with each other, trading off the honor of being listed as Asia's best island in travel magazines. Phuket aficionados talk loftily of the Thai island's superior beaches and cheap but professional hospitals, while Bali fans boast of the island's volcanoes and great surfing spots. Nevertheless, the business of vacation villas isn't a zero-sum game, largely because the members of the international jet set who dig Phuket are a breed apart from the culture vultures who flock to the Indonesian island. "People are usually...
...showcases her range of ability with an excellent portrayal of everyday situations as well as the fantastical. Elmore also presents an ease with the stage that is especially hard to portray in such an intimate script. Because “Stop Kiss” doesn’t boast any theatrical pyrotechnics or thrilling plot twists, the task of drawing the audience in depends solely on the actor’s ability to connect with the audience’s emotions. A story which might drag under the influence of less talented actors remains engaging throughout. The leads?...
...makes the track painful to listen to. The lyrics, as well as Earley’s moaning of the word “Love,” have an echo of The Who’s “Love, Reign O’er Me” yet boast none of that song’s vast beauty. While “Reign” stands out as one of The Who’s strongest and best songs, “Love U” is discordant and lyrically lackluster, demonstrating that, while a good songwriter, Earley...
DIED Dick Lynch, former defensive back and longtime radio announcer for the New York Giants, led the NFL in interceptions in 1961 and '63. Sometimes chided for peppering his broadcasts with greetings to his family and stories about his football glory days, Lynch did have a solid career to boast about. He played college ball at Notre Dame, and as an eight-season Giant, he helped the team advance four times to the championship game, which wouldn't be called the Super Bowl until 1967. He played in 97 regular-season games and scored seven career touchdowns. Lynch...
...thing India does not doubt is that the 123 Agreement will transform the way the country is viewed in the eyes of world. According to strategic affairs analyst Manoj Joshi, without access to international nuclear trade, India "could boast of our bomb, our BPO prowess, economic growth, invites to the G-8 meetings and candidacy for the UN Security Council seat? But we were firmly at a different level from, say, China. They could import powerful computers, uranium, sensitive machine tools, software and components for satellites that were denied to us." Today, that changed, as did the international community...