Word: bulking
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Fagles himself did the bulk of narration (in mellifluous tones) with one telling detail: Some passages were read in the original language. Hearing beautiful, flowing ancient Greek resound off the walls of the Agassiz called up the usual fears: what gets lost in the translation and whether the language, even in translation, might sound unavoidably foreign to modern ears. What to tell those who remember with bemusement from school days legions of tripods, endless libations and the wine-dark...
...feed my roommates. I feed my blockmates, friends, neighbors and anyone else who drops by. (Adams Fentry, if you're hungry.) Perhaps this is the innate genetic manifestation of Jewish mother syndrome, but I don't think so. It's what I call Bulk-Discount Mania Syndrome...
...rise to the top and live the best life that we can. Translated into late twentieth century talk, that means buying fancy stuff on sale. Enter Price Club. In the cavernous, cement-floored Club, one can find all manner of goods known to humanity. Here, one buys in bulk; you can't get a box of tissues, but you can get 12 tissue boxes for the price of 8. If you have the storage space, it's a great deal...
...Simpson, sent over photocopies of all the defense documents in October 1995, immediately after it became clear that a civil suit was to be lodged. The Los Angeles district attorney's office, however, showed less alacrity, defense sources said. It sent numerous boxes in haphazard order, and the bulk of the 10,197 boxes did not arrive until July and August 1996. Individual documents in the boxes, moreover, were jumbled. Twice, Phillip Baker had to go to court to get evidence...
Furthermore, the Crimson could have exploited their opponents' weaknesses. Combined, Harvard faced one senior and six underclassmen starters this weekend. Harvard's senior-dominated lineup and superior bulk on the interior should have assured that the Crimson would at least stay competitive and keep the games close...