Word: feet
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...knees to pray for the misguided soul heading toward the ballot boxes in the crowded Ames, Iowa, arena. But when their candidate finally strode onto the podium with the beaming countenance of a man blessed with faith in the righteousness of his path, the campaign workers leaped off their feet in joy. Leaning forward with the mild-mannered charm of a televangelist talking to a camera, yet drawing on the rhythmic cadences of a polished preacher, the Rev. Pat Robertson delivered an ecumenical version of the message that has attracted such a fervent cadre of crusaders to his Republican presidential...
...incidentally, gained 105 yds. last week in his pro-football debut with the Kansas City Chiefs). Newell says, "I asked Akeem recently about his wonderful footwork. He replied, 'I played much soccer.' The foreign athletes' background in soccer may be a tremendous asset. They have an ambidexterity with their feet. I think if I were still coaching basketball, I'd have my team play soccer...
...photography and extensive use of time-lapse technique are not the only things that gives Fricke's film its experiential quality. Because the film is shown on the over-sized OMNIMAX screen--76 feet in diameter and tilted at a 30 degree angle to the horizon--Chronos practically surrounds you. Furthermore, the curvature of the screen warps your perception of the world. Shots of a canyon floor from a high mountain peak are somewhat dizzying and flat deserts appear curved and other-worldly...
...however, this is rarely the case. While the grave economic crisis of the Philippines has certainly been an albatross around Aquino's neck, it is not the only, or indeed even the most major, of her problems. So even if American aid could suddenly put the economy on its feet--which it can't--stability would not return...
...ball bounced down in front of the net to the feet of a Wildcat, who could not get off a shot at the open net. In the scramble that followed, sophomore fullback Amanda Slick cleared the ball for the Crimson, preserving the shutout...