Word: garb
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Rangers to be part of a backup force in case local police or the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team need help. Most of the 500 commandos are on alert at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, but a small contingent, armed with hidden weapons, have been patrolling Olympic sites in civilian garb, on the lookout for anything suspicious. In addition, the Army has bomb-dismantling experts and specialists trained to deal with chemical or biological weapons at the ready in Atlanta, along with more than a dozen scientists from the Nuclear Emergency Search Team to deal with atomic terror. Metal-detection equipment...
Next question: Why do serious musicals have to be so darn brown? As in Les Miz, earth tones predominate here--except in the peasants' garb, nicely creased and Rinso white. One thing about these villagers: they've all seen Riverdance; Bob Avian's choreography has the heavy-footed agility of that hit Irish dance show. The choral harmonies do have a vaulting magnificence, as 30 or so voices pump out Schonberg's anthems. But director Declan Donnellan (who, for his own Cheek by Jowl troupe, staged a superb As You Like It) can't make the drama sing. Guerre...
...long stretch during her formative grade school years, the family belonged to what she describes as the "very strict" Apostolic Church. As a member, says Braxton, she had to wear long dresses, hats and other modest garb, something that made her stand out, uncomfortably, among her schoolmates. Also setting her apart was the fact that she wasn't allowed to listen to the type of secular music that she now specializes in. But as she neared the end of high school, her father loosened up the rules--and Braxton bought her first pair of pants. "They were Levi...
...your affiliation of choice. While the change of climate is met with relief and enthusiasm following the infamous snow storms of this year's winter, we nevertheless mourn the passing of the winter solace. Stripped of our countless layers, the perfect concealer, the nobody-can-see-through-this-baby garb, we are forced to face our exposure and realize that the months of scrutinizing our physical appearance are upon us once again. The winter cover-up has been unwrapped and we are forced to parade around practically naked, if we wish to survive the summer heat. The extra pounds which...
...Unabomber garb is a symbol for the fact that in America, almost everyone is an outsider, and the hood and aviators inspire others to wonder who is really inside. I believe that we all have a little Unabomber in us. We all have the impulse, at times, to shut ourselves out of the real world, don that hood and wear those aviators...