Word: drew
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reveal what happens would be unthinkable, for the surprises in the plot are one of the film's manifold pleasures. Campion has said that in writing the screenplay drew on the Bronte sisters. She is faithful to her inspiration, and the violent unleashing of passions and the consequences that follow are portrayed in a manner that does the author of Wuthering Heights proud. In the world portrayed by Campion, the characters have no defense against the passions that threaten to overtake them. They are foreigners transplanted to a strange new land where the senses rule. Life is overpowering here...
Everything that could go wrong in the first half, did. The Crimson shot just 36 percent from the field and 46 percent from the free-throw line. Rankin, the team's leading scorer with 16.5 points per game, drew three early fouls and spent much of the half on the bench...
...history of rap. Snoop, 22, was first praised by the critics for his performance on several tracks of rapper Dr. Dre's triple-platinum 1992 album The Chronic. He landed on the covers of Rolling Stone, Vibe and The Source even before turning out his first solo album. Snoop drew more attention, not to say notoriety, when police accused him of being at the wheel on Aug. 25 when his bodyguard shot another man from a car. Charged with being an accomplice to murder, Snoop has pleaded not guilty and is free on bail. He is due in court next...
...cover caused a sensation, including innumerable phone protests and a then record 3,430 letters to the editor. That controversy was far overshadowed in 1979 by the selection of the Ayatullah Khomeini as Man of the Year, which drew 14,180 protests...
...protesters drew little notice from shoppersand business people in the area. Only a handfulstopped...