Word: elbowing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...They were very receptive to that end," Abate said. "They were the driving force behind us getting it. They knew that this was something that students wanted. We're very grateful to our Masters because they put a lot of elbow grease in getting...
...instruments of their own torture as carefully as a surgeon setting out her tools. The images in the book are unnervingly graphic, and Strong spares the reader as little as the victims spare themselves. In one chilling episode, a woman "sliced one [arm] open from wrist to elbow down to the muscle and burned herself so badly she required a skin graft...
...news: the bar itself is unimpressive--even uncomfortable. Drinks are expensive (prices vary depending on the act), and they do not serve any beers on tap. Most of the patrons squeeze, strain, and sweat in the tiny space between the tables and the bar to get some elbow room and a good view of the band. The band plays at the end of this narrow corridor as people push past them to use the bathroom...
...very nearly was Hunter's time. A video-game repairman when not delivering elbow smashes in Greenville's Southern Carolina Wrestling arena, Hunter, 27, began to feel sick back in mid-August, went to his family doctor, had tests and was told he had a liver problem. He checked into Greenville Memorial Hospital, where his enzyme levels were monitored...
...Sever Hall. Only yesterday, a duo of idiotic tourists were playing the I-can-hear-you game in H.H. Richardson's Romanesque arch at precisely 10:05 a.m. Talk about bad timing! Hundreds of students barreled up the steps and we at Dartboard couldn't resist throwing an elbow at these over-jolly acoustic inquisitors. Silly tourists, Dartboard suggests you pick up a clue at the Harvard Coop, along with a tacky University sweat-shirt, and stay...