Word: brief
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...base of the tail. Some species, such as common king snakes, deploy these alternatively in successive matings--perhaps, says Greene, to allow more frequent copulation. When Borneo's yellow-lipped sea- kraits breed, as many as half a dozen males may pile on a lone female. Copulation is usually brief but can last more than a day for Western diamondbacks (probably to reduce the female's exposure to rival males). Female snakes too deploy cunning reproductive strategies. North American pit vipers, for example, store sperm for months, until some instinct tells the cold-blooded creatures that the temperature is right...
...suffers from such overwhelming uniformity that any deviation from the mid-tempo indie-pop blueprint established early on in the album is at least a brief treat for the listener. The bizarre lullaby "Gold," for instance, breaks up the monotony, as does the mildly groovy "Engaged." After a few moments of Knox's self-important crooning, the sad truth becomes clear: the slow songs suck...
...received my doctorate in counseling, so I'm here to offer comfort to parents, students and teachers affected by this," she said in a brief interview before the Cambridge School Committee meeting last night...
...women at Harvard," Knowles said at the end of his brief remarks, holding a glass aloft. The audience responded in kind to the toast.CrimsonLinda S. CuckovichNANCY ZWENG '76 and KIM ADAMS '76, members of the first class of women to live in the Yard, pose in front of a gate dedicated to Co-Residency this weekend...
...princess was like a beautiful shooting star whose glow, brief though it was, warmed the hearts of young and old, rich and poor alike." EDGARDO J.T. TIRONA Manila...