Word: frets
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...Return of the King occasionally slows to a trot. There's a long middle passage where half a dozen characters in turn muse and fret at length. After the climax there's a plethora of meetings and farewells, most of them extended versions of the goodbyes in The Wizard of Oz. But Jackson is entitled. He surely felt that he and his companions of the Ring had waged their own hard, heroic battle and that sentimental adieus were earned...
...good chunk of last year’s scoring is back, as are a pair of very good sophomore goaltenders—one of whom, Kris Mayotte, currently has a 0.97 GAA. And for those of you who are already feeling nostalgic about Leaman, don’t fret: He’ll be at the Bright Hockey Center on Valentine’s Day this year...
...water and air. It’s also harder to tip with two people, although the huskier boats, called “wherries,” which beginners use, are usually more difficult to tip than the slender, long boats used by racers. The water-weary need not fret, however, because beginners are taught in rowing simulator “tanks” until the end of the season in late October...
...creams, puddings and--most challengingly--yogurt. "Yogurt is a very dynamic system," says food technologist Dan O'Brien. "You start off one flavor at the beginning of the product's shelf life and get a very different one at the end." In the bakery department, the scientists fret over how flavors hold up when food is placed in an oven. "The flavor may be great in the lab," says O'Brien's colleague Brian Kelly, "but when we throw a little heat on it, adjustments may have to be made...
Some who see the reflection of Franklin in the world today fret about a shallowness of soul and a spiritual complacency that seem to permeate a culture of materialism. They say that he teaches us how to live a practical and congenial life but not an exalted existence based on great spiritual passions. Others see the same reflection and admire the basic middle-class values and democratic sentiments that now seem under assault from elitists, radicals, religious fanatics and other bashers of modernity and the bourgeoisie. His admirers look upon Franklin as an exemplar of the personal character and civic...