Word: chide
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...galvanized people by presenting not just rock songs, but the glimpse of a whole other kind of life. His counter-sexuality had the electrifying effect that the counter-culture had lost. As Dylan could moralize in '66 about Mr. Jones and his closed mind, so Bowie in '73 could chide the prudes and exhort his followers in "Changes...
...months to 82 years. We are all vulnerable; those who claim otherwise are foolhardy. Having grown up in a high rape area in New York City, and having escaped untouched, I used to scorn women who took (reasonable) precautions. "They can smell you're scared," I used to chide them, "You're turning yourself into an easy prey." Nobody would mess with a strapping 6-ft. woman like me, I used to think. But I was very wrong...
...moments of low comedy, all inadvertent, as when Abby beats up on her husband, croaking "You are gonna love and obey!" as she pummels him. The rampant foolishness, indeed, may be part of the point. Audiences know that Abby's appeal is way low-down and prefer to chide themselves for enjoying it. As much as they may laugh, though, audiences could never put themselves down as hard as these film makers have...
President Ford is expected to sign the bill; soon after he does, manufacturers will stop making the systems, and motorists can legally have them disconnected. As a replacement, the legislation suggests that the government develop regulations for a three-point lap-and shoulder-belt system that can mildly chide nonusers by lighting a dashboard warning signal and sounding a one-shot buzz for a mere eight seconds-but that will not prevent any driver from starting the engine or unbuckling en route...
...pigskin. How he can wait out the endless winter months in search of a fleeting spot on a 32-man roster. But until you see him cheering as chalkboard dream unfolds into a T.D. or smiling as the defensive unit mows down an illfated sweep, you can't chide him when he says "For me right now football is the thing that means the most, in my life. I've just go to give it another shot...