Word: boated
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Catherine is upset that Caleb has been putting a hefty part of his salary toward buying a boat while she can't afford to buy her invalid mother a wheelchair and bed. (Another of the movie's distinctions: focusing on money, or its absence, as an abrasive factor in marital life.) At the request of his father (Harris Malcom), Caleb promises to abide by a spiritual regimen called The Love Dare, in which he'll attempt some act or attitude of kindness toward his estranged wife each day for 40 days. He is encouraged in this by a coworker...
...very competitive race. Overall, the Crimson fared the best in the Smith Trophy, placing third, only ten points behind defending national champion Boston College.Meanwhile, the women’s team struggled on the Charles, finishing 11th out of 20 in the Regis Bowl at Boston University. SMITH TROPHY28 boats crowded the starting line at MIT for the Smith Trophy. Both club and varsity teams accounted for the larger-than-usual turnout, and the Harvard co-ed team took advantage of this opportunity to gain some scheduling points.“We’re really working hard on our performance...
...harbor, most of the luxury yachts have left for safer moorings, while across the channel the massive floating oil rigs ready to be towed to sea have stood firm. But a large shrimp boat, 50 feet long or more, sits on its side in the parking lot in front of Willie G's Seafood and Steakhouse, wedged between a crushed parking lot tollbooth and the tramline rails, its anchor hanging like a noose over the roof of the tram stop...
...campaign, by contrast, continues to invest heavily in positive issue-oriented advertising, including spots that describe Obama's economic and health-care plans. At the same time, Obama has been hitting McCain on the stump, charging that his campaign is running away from the real issues to launch "Swift-boat style" smears. In one recent advertisement, the Obama campaign quotes an editorial saying McCain has shown "erratic" leadership over the past two weeks...
...emphasis on veneer. A gimmicky guitar riff drives album opener “Closer,” and it’s far from enough to get the listener through its dragging four minutes of heartbreak, which feature lyrics like, “You shimmy-shook my boat / Leaving me stranded all in love on my own.” Further signs of overproduction and underwhelming originality can also be heard on “17,” where church bells provide the intro and outro for a song not too different in subject matter from Winger?...