Word: carpetting
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...carpet, battered and bruised by forces beyond its comprehension, awaited the next impact of our mini-wrecking ball. Tiny punctures in its rayon skin were mute testimonials to the kinetic fusion of a warped student wielding two pounds of round, steel government surplus...
...sense -- all five senses -- of fighting in Viet Nam. You can wilt from the claustrophobic heat of this Rousseauvian jungle; feel the sting of the leeches as they snack on Chris' flesh; hear all at once the chorus of insects, an enemy's approaching footsteps on the green carpet and Chris' heartbeat on night patrol. The film does not glamourize or trivialize death with grotesque special effects. But it jolts the viewer alive to the sensuousness of danger, fear and war lust. All senses must be alert when your life is at stake, and Oliver Stone is an artist-showman...
...very frustrating and demoralizing time for minority professors," says Regina Austin, an associate professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania. "You see a sort of rolling up the carpet of welcome for minority professors...
Last week the U.S. Department of the Interior joined forces with the developers. The department's Fish and Wildlife Service recommended that the plain -- a carpet of delicate wild flowers in summer, an icy wasteland in winter -- be opened to exploration and leasing by oil and gas concerns. The report, which concedes that the environment would be affected, is due to be released in final form next March by Interior Secretary Donald Hodel...
Renovations included installing a hardwood maple floor for basketball, bleachers with a seating capacity of roughly 3000, and a 1600-square-yd. Astroturf carpet that takes less than 30 minutes to put in place for lacrosse, baseball, and field hockey practices...