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Word: dusts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Shortly after taking the Middle East stage, Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss started breaking things. First went a guitar string, then a microphone, an amp bit the dust, a few drumsticks followed and finally singer Coomes' voice was added to the list of casualties. The path of destruction was only fitting for the gloriously fractured sonic mess known as Quasi...

Author: By By R. Adam lauridsen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Concert Review: Following the Quasi Model | 11/12/1999 | See Source »

...blast of optimism in the form of "Smile," in which Sam and Janet start off with sugary harmonies over a bouncing beat. Then the lyrics begin to take hold and things turn sour in a hurry. "You lost your health/Never had no wealth/So tighten up your belt/As you gather dust on some self." Coomes has gained a reputation among indie-pop circles for writing nihilistic lyrics that make the script for "Fight Club" read like a kids' book. The song concludes with the moral of the story: "Others have it worse/So smile/It's not so bad." Somehow, Sam doesn...

Author: By By R. Adam lauridsen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Concert Review: Following the Quasi Model | 11/12/1999 | See Source »

...beginning of a fight that came to involve HUCTW, undergraduate labor activists and University officials. When the dust settled, Mohamed and another casual, Anabela Mazariegos, were no longer working in the mail center...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mail Center Troubles Highlight 'Casual' Problem | 11/9/1999 | See Source »

...Iowa December 13. Bush was conspicuous in his absence from a five-way Republican candidates' debate in New Hampshire on October 28 that resembled a WWF slugfest until all the combatants agreed to criticize Bush for sitting on his cushy lead and forgoing the traditional campaign process. When the dust settled, Sen. John McCain had not only gained serious ground on Bush in New Hampshire, but polls showed him gaining on Bush throughout the country. The Bush crowd previously said he wouldn't do any debating until January, but says TIME Washington corresponded James Carney, "they realized they're getting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: George Dubya Takes Off the Gloves | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

Grace had previously offered to wet down the soil during construction in order to prevent excessive dust from entering the air. However, residents felt this promise was not enough...

Author: By Jonathan F. Taylor, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: City Council Approves Pollution Ordinance | 11/2/1999 | See Source »

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