Word: broads
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...side of the angels--or at least of the late Princess Diana and the Nobel Peace Prize committee. Omnitech's gadgetry aids in detecting and detonating buried land mines. If that is in one sense an exceptionally narrow market, in another it is a phenomenally broad one. About 110 million mines are thought to be scattered around 70 countries, from Angola to Cambodia. They kill or maim some 24,000 people a year. And only about 100,000 mines a year are being deactivated, vs. 2 million new ones planted...
Although coming to Boston in promotion of their recent singles compilation, Galore, the evening's 18-song set represented a broad cross-section of The Cure's history. The uniqueness of playing in a tiny venue like the Orpheum was not lost on the band. Smith laughed and smiled throughout the night, clearly reveling in the crowd's enthusiasm and intimacy. Aside from occasional smoke bursts from the stage and bassist Simon Gallup's running around, the night was not marked by theatrics but rather by the band's tight performance...
...adds her longing for a "good message--perhaps someone who has done a lot of work for their community or for society, or they have contributed something positive to the world." More specifically, committee member Chandler F. Arnold '98 cites the five characteristics of name recognition, message, speaking skills, broad appeal and whether he or she will show up. So, if we want a nice, positive message like "Just say no," how about Nancy Reagan? She's available...
...broad category of disease that includes such injuries as carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tenosynovitis and tennis elbow...
...very first tale, In Broad Daylight, invites Western readers into an alien landscape and a harrowing situation. White Cat, the young narrator, learns from his friend Bare Hips that the Red Guards have caught Old Whore, a local woman accused of prostitution, and will parade her through the streets to the place of public denunciations and punishment. White Cat is excited at the promised spectacle, as is everyone in the town; a bleak place like Dismount Fort offers few public diversions...