Word: desertion
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...course, after some efficient deprogramming my dad was able to convert me into an acceptable variety of Christian. In fact, as I write, I'm counting down the days until the end of lent, and the advent of desert (which I gave up). My early experience left though. I still wonder...isn't it great to be Jewish...
There were other high and low moments. Harding's sense of theater did not desert her. Shortly after taking the ice, she popped a jump and immediately confronted the judges with what appeared to be a ragged bootlace. Sure enough, they gave her a second chance -- it was reportedly the fourth time she had had to relace during a competition, a problem nearly unknown to other skaters. Also, she must return to Portland, Oregon, without having discovered "the gold" that she envisioned for her supporters. She must face a U.S.F.S.A. disciplinary hearing and a grand jury investigation into the Kerrigan...
...film stars Alec Baldwin as Doc McCoy, a seasoned hitman, and Kim Basinger as wife and partner-in-crime, Carol. We meet the duo coolly clad with dark shades, shooting targets in the desert, cavalierly zipping away in their white convertible to take on a new contract. The job is the get a convict out of prison and fly him back to Mexico. Doc is betrayed by Rudy (Michael Madsen), who leaves him stranded after the police are called on to the scene. Carol seeks the help of Benyon (James Woods),and offers Doc's services in return...
...renovated lower level of Memorial Hall will house a common area for undergraduates, which will feature a pizza and pasta eatery and a candy and frozen desert store with a combined capacity...
MANUEL LUJAN, Secretary of the Interior under Bush. Special circumstances: He recalls being the pick during Desert Storm. Where he went: "Arrangements were made with the Defense Department. I can't tell you where." How he felt: "I was very anxious. I was very happy when the speech was over. It was kind of overwhelming...