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Word: certain (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Alluding to Manley's love for ice cream and for a certain type of flower, Randolph said: "We'll come together, grade the ice-cream, and plant large pots of geraniums, and watch them grow...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Faculty, Students Pay Tribute to MIT First-Year | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

...biggest problem is Costner himself. In his current middle-aged, paunch-ridden, crooked-toothed, balding status, he just doesn't cut quite the same dashing, leading man figure he once did. Perhaps he has delusions of Jimmy Stewart-esque everyman grandeur. Costner certainly had a certain soccer dad appeal in The Untouchables, but a hunk? Hardly. Whereas Stewart had an endearing awshucks demeanor, Costner is about as charming as a tree. Gone are the days where he can plausibly seduce Susan Sarandon on a table or Madeline Stowe with a lemon. Now, he's just like the chubby slob...

Author: By Judy P. Tsai, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: love in a bottle | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

Most troubling is the concept that it is the institution's responsibility to see that every student--every single one--feel a certain way. Harvard is a land of opportunity and tries to help students make choices; the help is not as good as it should be, I think, and better advising is an important objective. But ensuring that students feel a certain way about their choices does not seem to me a rational goal...

Author: By Harry R. Lewis, | Title: Romance and Love at Harvard | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

...your evenings lack a certain flavor you might consider penis pasta. Or perhaps "penis gummies," "gummy boobs," "pasta boobs" and something mysteriously called a "Chocolate Willie." Head down the street to Sage's for a red sauce and you'll be all set for a...umm...romantic dinner d'amore...

Author: By Kevin E. Meyers, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Shopping the Square for Your Valentine | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

Does Varsity Blues have anything that sets it apart from the others like Rudy? Well, there's a beefed-up brunette Dawson sporting a manly "I doant wo-ant yo-r life" Texas drawl. Then, there's the new Adonis-on-the-block, a certain blond, blue-eyed, chiseledjawed Paul Walker, a.k.a. Lance Harbor, the star quarterback of the West Canaan High School Coyotes. Unfortunately, two pretty faces are not enough to save this sinking ship...

Author: By Judy P. Tsai, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Winter Round-Up | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

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