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Suddenly, an elfish, dirty-looking creature in a little cap hopped over the low wall grinning, saying "What's the problem?" He was either old, or very young. I couldn't tell. He had a two-day beard and reminded me of a fancy bum−rather elegant, but my fear...
...have been known to dip deep down in the request form, matching two people who have made obscure references to Sherlock Holmes. But the dean's office is the first to admit that the process isn't perfect. And if you feel yo've been the victim of a bum trade, don't hesitate to get back into the draft pool and find another, more compatible roommate...
...self-confidence never becomes pompous or overbearing, but it is always present. Perhaps it is an essential attribute for a successful conductor. Chen says, "I knew Ozawa when he was walking around like a bum in the New York streets. Now you look at him with all the shining things all around him. It is illusory...
...here you have this enigmatic creature what might strike any beach bum at any time and no expert knows enough to prevent it. That's pretty exciting stuff for a commuter from Scarsdale or a teacher in Tucson Jaws is hitting it big because it adds a spark off danger, a touch of unpredictability into otherwise too-predictable lives. While other horror flicks transport you for a trembling evening or maybe a law sleepless nights afterwards. Jaws widens the possibilities for the rest of your beach-going existence. That could really be something to celebrate...
Denying all, Defense Attorney Edward Bennett Williams insisted that Jacobsen had actually pocketed the $10,000 himself and then pinned a bum rap on Connally. Jacobsen did that, said Williams, "to extricate himself from his troubles" after he had been indicted in an unrelated savings and loan scandal. Indeed, prosecutors dropped seven fraud charges against Jacobsen after he agreed to plead guilty to one count of offering gratuities and said that he would testify against Connally. Earlier, Jacobsen had testified six times to four other investigative bodies that Connally had not taken money from...