Word: detour
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...your way to the MFA, take an interesting detour at the world headquarters of the First Church of Christ Scientist (T: Symphony, green line). The nineteenth century Mother Church is to the Christian Scientists what St. Peter's in Rome is to Catholics...
...University, a historically black college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was standing outside the music building when a group of students approached him and yelled "Kill him!" The group laughed it off, but for Capello the incident sparked a concern with social identity that took him on an interesting detour from his goal of becoming a professional musician...
...Harvard provide an enlightening detour to those who would otherwise race through unknowingly, rather than penalizing those who are not eager to sprint. Let its education enrich our character and not merely put a stamp on the person we have always planned to be. Let a slower Harvard pace make the runners pause for reflection rather than having the rapidly-moving pack leave the walkers out of breath...
...each day." Yet he is relishing the roller coaster and becoming much more assured as a candidate. The fellow who once shied away from crowds now eagerly wades into them. When leaving the Holiday Inn in Albany last week, after pumping the hands of supporters, he made a gracious detour to shake the hands of the self-conscious, red-smocked cleaning women who were huddled in a hallway...
...that would have been a shame, for this novel marks a return to the high literary intensity that Vargas Llosa had mastered before his temporary detour into Peruvian public life. It is an attempt to track down, through the labyrinth of fiction, experiences that defy rational explanation...