Word: boastfulness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lawyer for the publishing house. He argues that the book contains many "clearly absurd things," like its advice that hit men be careful not to remove their gloves--and leave fingerprints--if they help themselves to snacks in the victim's refrigerator. And Kelley says the book cover's boast that Feral is a hit man and a "lethal weapon aimed at the enemy of the one who pays him" misstates the author's credentials. The real author is a female, he says, and "I'm surely convinced she's never hurt a soul...
...only difference here, however, is that the Terriers boast perhaps the best player in the nation--namely Chris Drury. The younger brother of Harvard great Ted Drury '94, possesses much of the same speed and skill and has already tallied a team-high six goals...
...align oneself with "the Light," the never-ending mystical emanation of the Unknowable God, Ein Sof. That he addresses this publicly at all is remarkable, since Kabbalah was a tightly guarded secret for centuries. The extent of change in that status, however, is revealed in a boast: "Someone came to me and asked, 'Is it true that Madonna studies Kabbalah?'" Hardoon says. He allows a Billy Crystal-esque pause. "Oh, you heard about that?" Laughter...
...Crimson better hope its a quick study for the Eagles boast Hobey Baker candidate Marty Reasoner who already has five goals and six assists, while two other players have tallied eight points a piece...
...famous slogan of Jiang's predecessor, Deng Xiaoping, runs, "It is glorious to get rich." Who is getting rich today in China, and at whose expense? The impressive economic gains that Jiang can boast of are built on the bones of Chinese peasants and dissidents...