Word: flushed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Mattresses spread on floors in hallways and next to urinals. . .food often infested with insects . . . many toilets will not flush and are overflowing . . . overpowering odor . .. exposed wiring poses a constant danger . . . inadequately heated and ventilated . . . rampant violence and jungle atmosphere .. . wholly unfit for human habitation...
...bathroom is "hopelessly antiquated and inadequate," in the view of Alexander Kira, an architect and Cornell professor who has immersed himself in the subject for 17 years. Indeed, he points out, the Western loo has changed little since the late 19th century, when Thomas Crapper of London patented his flush toilet-and thereby insinuated himself into colloquial English...
...original ending, in which Hackman and Reynolds were killed, because preview audiences were disappointed. Now the three protagonists are last seen much older and still together. The happy ending is in one of Hollywood's best traditions. Those traditions can be limiting even when the show is flush with high spirits...
...your money/But I know what he really loves you for/It's your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat") from Blonde on Blonde. Irreverence ("Gonna save my money/And rip it up"), ribald allusions ("That big dumb blonde with her wheel gorged") and word play ("One must always flush out one's house/If he doesn't expect to be housing flushes") combine to create a feeling of goodwill about the whole album; you get the feeling that Dylan enjoys writing songs, enjoys playing with The Band, that Dylan he is not as paranoid as he used to be--no longer...
Many individual firms round the country are also feeling the first flush of recovery. In Waltham, Mass., Hewlett-Packard's medical electronics plant reports that orders are up 20% over a year ago, while in Norwood, Mass., Northrop Corp. is expanding its precision products plant to accommodate demand. Officials at Whirlpool Corp. in Michigan report that sales of appliances have been climbing since June...