Word: erects
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ornate railing. A woman in her late twenties sat behind us with her date, making conversation about theater, art and life. A row of college students in blue jeans sat in the back, while those in tuxedos and evening gowns took the front seats. An old couple sat erect in the balcony, watching the empty stage with distraught, impatient expressions on their faces...
Berger raises some interesting questions but he provides few satisfactory answers. At first, he examines the problem of sustaining a relationship hindered by a lack of either physical or emotional commitment. Although they erect different defenses, Leo and Todd both fear involvement. After Leo and Celeste consummate their affair, they still maintain their distance from each other. And though Todd and Lynnette say "I love you," they refuse "to be in love." They pass like shadows through each other's lives, melding together but emerging with no signs of having touched...
...month (average price: $6,500). The company expects to gross between $3 million and $5 million this year and is planning to expand overseas. Like other dome makers, the company sells mostly to people who intend to use them as primary, year-round homes. Since a competent handyman can erect a house himself, with muscle power from family and friends, a spacious, three-bedroom dome built from a kit can cost as little as $25,000 (not including land...
...Even introductory definitions flutter toward mystification ("Fountain. A roundel barry wavy argent and azure"). Fortunately, the book's 1,700 illustrations fill this simple information gap with a tournament of griffins rampant and bends sinister. They may be best perused couchant (lying down but with head erect...
...ecology groups for its projects. Next, three miles of choice coastline will be developed along the southern edge of the ranch. If California's coastal commission approves, 80% of the property, including hilltops overlooking the ocean, will be left untouched. On the remaining 2,000 acres, Irvine will erect a resort, three mini shopping centers and 14,000 homes...