Word: glinting
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...field not far from the U.S. base in Khost. Bearded and wearing his turban battened down Arab-style, Ahmed, 30, proclaims his loyalty to the Taliban. "For now," he says, "we can do little because the pressure of the world is upon us." But, he adds with a glint of hope, "our leaders, our fighters, are safe in Pakistan." --With reporting by Massimo Calabresi and Mark Thompson/Washington, Syed Talat Hussain/Islamabad and Simon Robinson/Khost
...Canada are low enough that even this act might be viewed as radical. He listens patiently to the instructor, and he offers the obligatory commentary on the loopy bunch that signs up for these classes. Anyone who has handled a gun before, or who has seen the thrilled glint in the eye of a liberal appreciating for the first time the heft and power of a loaded nine-millimeter, is now waiting for the description of the intense excitement that comes with one’s first time squeezing rounds from a lethal weapon. But when trigger-time comes...
...Canada are low enough that even this act might be viewed as radical. He listens patiently to the instructor, and he offers the obligatory commentary on the loopy bunch that signs up for these classes. Anyone who has handled a gun before, or who has seen the thrilled glint in the eye of a liberal appreciating for the first time the heft and power of a loaded nine-millimeter, is now waiting for the description of the intense excitement that comes with one’s first time squeezing rounds from a lethal weapon. But when trigger-time comes...
...expletive lyrics he just heard, is returning the volley, suggesting a few things band members should do to their mothers. Some 500 fans freeze -- for a beat. Then the DJ spins a record, a guitarist slashes a chord and soon lips, lobes and eyebrows, pierced by stainless steel, glint again from the mosh pit. Wallet chains jangle, tattooed fists pump the air and well-worn skate shoes tamp the Hong Kong Exhibition Center floor. It's Friday night and LMF's 11 band members overflow the stage: three electric guitars, one DJ hovering over two turntables, two standing bongos...
...Suzanne Vega’s latest release puts you at the bar at four in the morning, with the floor being mopped sitting opposite the woman who you’ve been trying to pick up all night, looking at you with uncanny perception and humor, and a glint that says just maybe she’ll let you walk her home...