Word: drift
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...first song, Penitentiary Philosophy, starts things off aggressively. It's a soul-rock number that wades in, chin out, fists swinging, Badu's voice wailing. Neosoul divas can sometimes drift off into sleepytime music, looking to set moods rather than stir emotions; Badu, from the first track, demonstrates that her new material has soul and guts. But she has more than just power in her arsenal. Throughout the CD, she also shows off her gift for melody: the sweet Orange Moon enthralls and delights, while Time's A Wastin conjures a sweet elegance. Badu's reggae-driven duet with Stephen...
...strong as one might believe here, as this state still has its political mindset rooted in populism, which does not necessarily go lockstep with the Republican party line--and the onset of old age amongst the Baby Boomer set, it's believable that such a ban could drift away in 10 or 15 years. And yet, that is 10 or 15 years too long...
...poke holes in his own ship. In the third week of September, reporters began to challenge him on some of the anecdotes he related in his speeches, including whether the prescription drug Lodine did cost less for his dog than for his mother-in-law. Gore's sudden drift may not have been entirely coincidental. Republican message sculptor Ed Gillespie arrived in Austin to step up the attacks on the Vice President. Constantly outgunned by Gore's better tactical operation, Bush's team started working on what it called "stink bombs," or what later became known as "candygrams"--tactical strikes...
...were the members of SAC. In fact, SAC discouraged more than casual involvement from any undergraduate. SAC discussions were secret, as were the conclusions reached at the meetings. The most desirable lunches and other meetings were reserved almost exclusively for SAC members. It is no wonder that most students drift away from the IOP after their freshman year...
...Especially when 50 percent of the former has a part of its daily wealth riding on the latter. The drift of the Dow and NASDAQ has been cited as a possible predictor, even a determining factor, of a national election meant to set a course for a full four years, which is quite a large sample of what used to be called the business cycle. Yet at election time, a voter can use the markets to sample his own heart; after all, every investor would prefer to vote with his broker's blessing...