Word: gain
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...only the second commissioner to be imported from outside the Cambridge community, however, Watson may be facing an uphill battle in trying to gain the confidence and support of Cantabridgians...
...stresses that residents' concerns need to be addressed by the police department to gain trust and improve communication...
...effect, the bond sale allows Bowie, who reportedly is worth more than $100 million, to collect his royalties up front. And by using some of the proceeds to buy out a former manager, Bowie will gain total control of his music--a rarity for an artist. With advantages like that, can Frank Sinatra Securities or Stephen King Coupons...
...plaintiffs focused and honed their strategy, Simpson was distracted. During most of the civil trial, he had another trial on his hands. Fighting to gain custody of his children, Simpson, his bodyguard Tom Gleeson and his brother-in-law Benny Baker spent most days in September attending the Orange County proceeding. In a small courtroom closed to the press and the public, tensions ran high. Juditha Brown, Nicole's mother, and Denise Brown, Nicole's sister, also attended every day, and the proximity of the families led to a few near blowups. At one point Simpson's sister Shirley Baker...
Only after reading the accompanying texts is one able to recognize that the idealized and softly modeled figures of his earlier career become more agitated and tense in his later work. Again in the text, we are told that the figures gain "a more passionate directness of emotion" in Botticelli's later works--but that again is an idea more supported by the commentary than the artwork itself. Following such a quick lesson in Renaissance art, most visitors come out of the gallery feeling not only overwhelmed by so many facts and so much commentary, but also a bit disillusioned...