Word: bout
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...into the opening riff. The crowd surged forwards, fists in the air, and Gene began to sing. People were mouthing the words. "Fat Lenny's gonna walk right into mah self...Fat Lenny's gonna lick my head off..." Gene was swaying with the microphone stand. "This a story 'bout mah friend Fat Lenny," he shrieked. Rock 'n' roll glory streamed from his face. The crowd went nuts. We were in the presence of greatness...
Europeans find that unsurprising. Europe, after all, is indulging in its own protracted bout of navel gazing now that moves toward a common defense and security policy have met with spectacular nonsuccess. Notes Andre Fontaine, chief editorialist and former editor of Le Monde: "A country that is deprived of enemies falls back on its internal problems." He adds, "The United States won the cold war, but it paid too high a price for victory. It no longer has the money or the public backing to play a prominent role abroad...
This is a problem that needs some creative long-term thinking. It's clear that the current system has few virtues beyond being the devil we know. Students with religious conflicts must make arrangements to take their finals a day later. A 24-hour bout of the flu may force a five-month postponement of an exam. Some students have four finals in three days; others have an exam on the first and last days and nothing in between...
...leading role. American preacher William Miller prophesied that Jesus would return in 1843 or 1844. Enthusiastic Millerites ; waited eagerly, only to see several deadlines pass uneventfully. Many Jehovah's Witnesses, led to expect the End, most recently in 1975, have left the apocalyptic group in confusion. The latest bout of millennial fever is said to be occurring among Christians in central China...
Kramer and Mindich, both former residents of Eliot House, were flown to Hollywood for a week of competition against nine rival schools, including Stanford and the University of Southern California. Fans tuned in last Thursday to see Harvard fall to the University of Pennsylvania in a bout over Mindich's and Kramer's knowledge of consumer affairs and their abilities to perform charade-like stunts...