Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...previous year, on a secret surveillance operation in the Caribbean, he had had to convince a Bahamian cop pointing a machine gun at his chest that he was a tourist, not a drug trafficker. Now he kept his cool as border police searched his car. They never found the gear hidden in secret compartments. ``There were a couple times I thought I was coming home in a body bag,'' recalls...
...standard set of college gear falls into several spheres, depending on your personal taste: "interesting artsy decorations" (German Expressionist prints, obscure band posters, Dali), "I'm holding out on adulthood toys" (Star Wars action figures, Muppet collectibles, the Magic 8 Ball, anything from the JFK Street level of Urban Outfitters), and "sexually suggestive paraphrenalia" (massage oil, Susie Sexpert's Lesbian Sex World, whips, handcuffs). Invite the person to sit down on the bed with you so that they can get a good look at your stuff, and let the good times roll...
...water in tidal-wave volumes was sloshing over the banks of the Rhine and other major rivers, drowning vast stretches of northwestern Europe. In a week when happiness was a dry attic, a crow flying over the countryside would have needed not only its own rations but pontoon landing gear. Torrential rains had combined with unseasonable melting of Alpine snows to surcharge waterways funneling into the Low Countries. Though the Dutch remained mostly dry, the largest evacuation ever mobilized in the Netherlands cleared 250,000 people from their homes in Gelderland and Limburg, two southern provinces where...
...hard coming off a double game weekend," A.J. Mleczko said. "We're all tired, but having the Beanpot at home really helped gear us up, and we wanted to avenge the men's loss...
...collegiate ultimate frisbee season shifts into high gear in the spring. The Harvard squad is scheduled to play in several regional tournaments, including the Ivy League tournament and the Yale...