Word: furred
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Fur pajamas...
...late afternoon of the next day when Andrei suddenly appeared in the doorway, in his fur hat and jacket, which seemed too big for him. A very thin, small face, all gray. He did not even kiss me, but said, "What's happening...
...Members of the faculty have wondered if thereis a puckish predilection for making the fur fly,"Bate wrote. Ad hoc committee members sometimes usetenure reviews as a chance to take revenge onprofessional rivals or "to take a shot atHarvard," Bate said...
...years ago, four American correspondents attended a farewell party for a refusenik who had at long last received permission to emigrate to Israel. When they left the celebration, the reporters were surrounded by a gang of men -- obvious KGB agents, judging by their suits, overcoats and good fur hats. The agents cursed and shoved the journalists, sending two of them sprawling into the curbside snow. As the shaken reporters picked themselves up, all but one of the gang disappeared down a side street. The straggler, a tall, beefy young man wearing a karakul hat, followed the correspondents as they headed...
...plastic is taking a heavy toll on marine life, particularly on seals, sea lions, turtles and seabirds. By one estimate, as many as 50,000 northern fur seals in the Pribilof Islands die each year after becoming enshrouded in netting. "Young seals get their heads or flippers caught in it," says Laist. "Then they either become exhausted from toting it or their ability to catch food is restricted...