Search Details

Word: fixedly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...Some of my kids left my tutelage without knowing how to fix a broken lamp or unclog a toilet," Palfrey says...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Message From the Masters: "Get a Life" | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

...intense as those in a full scale production. "It's hard to act truly and intensely when you're forced to refer to a script in your hand," he reveals. Nevertheless, Kellerman feels the advantages outweigh the shortcomings of the project: "It's much easier to identify and fix problems in language and timing when you hear the words being read." In fact, Kellerman has taken the opportunity to produce two different sketches, one of which is a drama called "Write-Up" and the other a comedy entitled "The Bird Conspiracy: A Prelude...

Author: By Yvonne Garcia, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Playwrights in Residence | 2/25/2000 | See Source »

...these particular experts to tell us that the weight of the average American is ballooning out of control. "We talk incessantly about weight loss," says TIME medical contributor Dr. Ian Smith. "But obesity levels are going through the roof. We cling to the idea that there is a quick fix." Of course, there isn't, which is why most health experts view Atkins et al. with a healthy dose of skepticism. These diets are extreme, and almost no one is capable of sticking with a no-fat diet, or an all-protein diet or a diet with no sugar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eat These Pork Chops and Call Me in the Morning | 2/25/2000 | See Source »

...have serious side effects and that have never been studied in that age group," he says. The trend toward drugging so-called "hyperactive" children may have economic roots as well, as medication is generally far less expensive than counseling. "We absolutely don't want meds to become a quick?fix substitute for meaningful, albeit more costly, long-term therapy," says Dr. Smith. Because in the worst-case scenario, these toddlers on drugs could foretell a future peopled entirely by lifelong, glazed-over Prozac users who have no in-built abilities to deal with stress or sadness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Johnny's New Snack: Milk, Cookies and Prozac | 2/23/2000 | See Source »

...Northern Ireland's Paisley 12 Grouchoesque look 14 Campus military org. 15 Malaprop or Doubtfire 16 Medicinal fluids 17 Yuppie's degree 18 Dude, Jamaican-style 19 Kind of buddy 20 Tie up the phone 21 "Goodnight" girl 23 Out-of-date, in dicts. 24 Bank claim 26 Fix the brakes 28 Abner's radio partner 30 Toward the tiller 31 Skimpy top 34 Tiny amount 37 Impact sound 38 Radio parts 40 Ford is offering these to all its employees 42 Rodeo rope 44 Stimpy or Felix 45 The Name of the Rose author 46 Icelandic poetry collection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Crossword Feb. 21, 2000 | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

Previous | 428 | 429 | 430 | 431 | 432 | 433 | 434 | 435 | 436 | 437 | 438 | 439 | 440 | 441 | 442 | 443 | 444 | 445 | 446 | 447 | 448 | Next