Word: flatness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...their speedy indie-pop. Alex now plays an ordinary electric bass, but the unpretentious spirit has stayed the same: "Come Back Down," or anything else from the second half of this album, will have anyone remotely tune-sensitive bobbing her head up and down in time, in no time flat. Alex, Dave and Phoebe's strenuous insistence on singing about life as if it were grade school has the benefit, first of all, of reminding you how much fun it was (occasionally) to be a kid: Aren't "Friends" as good a reason for pop songs...
Leaks, for example, have plagued several of the newer buildings since their construction. Part of the problem can be attributed to the flat roofs that were widely used during their construction...
...Flat roofs will always leak. It's just a question of when," said McKay Professor of Mechanical Engineering Frederick H. Abernathy at a recent discussion on environmental policy at Harvard...
Ridicule aside, the consequences of this construction are far more offensive than is apparent to the galled eye. The space in front of the Holyoke Arcade was, until recently, one of the few large, flat and open pedestrian spaces in the Square...
These moments stick out only because the film normally progresses so smoothly. On that score the actors and crew deserve congratulation. But their streamlined performance highlights a script that is smooth going on downright flat...