Word: gargantuanism
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...electors would, as McBrien puts it, "be looking for a breather" and would try to avoid the possibility of another long-term Pontiff. There was much discussion of an older, interim figure, a caretaker who by definition would have to worry less about living up to John Paul's gargantuan legacy...
...helped advise the municipal government on the formation of these new suburbs. "But just building an expensive residential development won't make an entire community come together." What's more, because Shanghai is a trendsetter for China, other mainland cities might blindly follow, littering the Chinese interior with gargantuan Paris Towns. "If other cities copy Shanghai on this, we could have a disaster on our hands," says Tsinghua University's Mao. "This is not the path that China's urbanization should be taking...
...HONORED. GODZILLA, gargantuan, irradiated reptile of film and pop-culture fame; with a star on the Walk of Fame; in Hollywood. The tribute coincided with the monster's 50th birthday and the release of his 28th movie, Godzilla: Final Wars. Tsutomu Kitagawa, 46, the third actor to portray Godzilla since 1954, accepted the honor in full costume...
...with most of Wolfe’s novels there is a host of characters, but four comprise the novel’s main focus: Charlotte Simmons, the naïve and beautiful titular protagonist; Hoyt Thorpe, the self-obsessed fratboy; “Jojo” Johanssen, the gargantuan whitey baller; and Adam Gellin, Nerd...
After Brody whittled off 30 lbs. for his 2002 portrayal of a Holocaust victim, his Oscar-winning performance launched him on to gargantuan things, like a role in next year's King Kong...