Word: cottoning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This reinterpretaiton of the Bible was more than a psychological escape from the pains of this world. Rather, it was a practice that eventually defined as "sacred" traditionally secular spaces, such as the cotton fields...
...difficult fiesta scene is finally accomplished, and the star takes a break on the parched and cactus-studded set. Her cheeks and shoulders are wholesomely freckled, her honey-blond hair cropped short and glowing in the desert sun. Dressed in simple cotton and sensible shoes, she looks like a handsome pioneer woman, which is essentially what she plays in her television movie now filming in Tucson...
...their fans' deportment that amazed the country, so used to New York City trashing its stadium or Detroit setting fire to the neighborhood. From the first game to the last, both won by the series' MVP Frank Viola, Minnesotans were content to twirl cotton hankies for Kirby Puckett and to blow tin whistles at the Cardinals. Gracious winning was the story of the year in baseball. When Minnesota finally won something, it knew...
Environmentalist groups say they want the land protected because it is home to several endangered species including the Key Largo wood rat, the American crocodile, the Schaus butterfly, and the cotton mouse. The Key Largo parcel also is adjacent to the only living coral reef in North America, which environmentalists say could be killed by runoff from development...
...course of the experiment, Hunt says, the animals will not be operated on. They will receive varying levels of fat in their diets, and will be examined and treated by veterinarians. Some young cotton-tops, he says, will be raised away from their parents, to see whether they develop the disease...