Word: getter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...office of president went to top vote-getter Anne L. Berry...
...sound of the moment is the screaming piha, a dull brown-gray bird whose sex appeal lies in its voice--specifically a three-syllable whistle that cuts through the air. As a mate getter it is evidently as attractive as the brilliant orange-and-black plumage of the cock of the rock, the cock of the walk of Suriname's birds. We catch sight of one preening on a high branch. Its head has a flattened crest that looks like a fan from the side, with an eye at bottom center. It makes its nest on the sides of rocks...
...Chretien told Castro that most participants in the recent Summit of the Americas want Cuba to rejoin the hemisphere?s family of nations, and he also pressed for the release of dissidents. His primary message, however: Don?t tell Canada what to do, eh? And that?s a vote-getter on any issue...
Heading into the final weekend of regular season play, Bala was tied for the team lead in points with fellow freshman Steve Moore. Although Moore still maintains his status as the top point-getter among ECAC freshmen with 30 points, Bala sits right behind his linemate with 29 points, including a team-leading 15 goals...
...shape of the Science Center seems like it would be an attention-getter; most of the tourists were able to easily remember its alleged tell-tale camera shape. An even greater number believed that the shape seemed to be a stretch of the imagination. Eight-year-old Sarah Stevens of Boston said that, camera or not, it was "real ugly." Well said...