Word: card
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...matter of survival because the U.S. had built and used them to decisively tip the balance in a conventional conflict. France, Britain and later China acquired them because they sought strategic independence from the U.S. and the Soviets respectively. Israel built nukes as the ultimate strategic trump card in the face of the numerical strength of surrounding Arab armies; India pursued them because its prime strategic rival was not Pakistan, but nuclear-armed China; but Pakistan pursued them because its arch-enemy is nuclear-armed India...
...American, so I'll speak plainly. 1. You Already Fooled Us Once. Charles's first wedding to the lovely Diana spawned a small industry in souvenir teacups, commemorative medallions, and ?limited edition? glass figurines that drove quite a few of my older female relatives into considerable credit card debt. Their expenditures seemed understandable at the time. The wedding of a future British monarch is a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle, traditionally, and stocking up on related collectibles is less like an indulgence than an investment. With the passage of time, such keepsakes can be expected to grow steadily in value...
...movie’s plot begins on, as a title card grandiosely announces, “THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW YEAR.” Clearly the much simpler “New Year’s Day” would not have been adequate; the latter is too pragmatic, too close to how normal people actually speak—whereas this picture makes every attempt to hide its pedestrian quality with big stars, high production values and, of course, cryptic, inflated dialogue...
Hardly acknowledging the woman who has to swipe your card for a meal? Pushing into someone on an icy sidewalk without even so much as an apology? Not even making eye contact with the Spare Change guy while you tighten your grip on your...
...president of Native Americans at Harvard College (NAHC), applied to Dartmouth College and Stanford University, they required her to complete an additional heritage form, validating her tribal affiliation. When she sent her résume to Cornell University, they asked her to send a photocopy of a tribal I.D. card or tribe enrollment letter...