Word: gravely
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...remarkable specimen," says Werner Platzer, an anatomist at Austria's University of Innsbruck. "Scientists have never before had an . opportunity to examine such an ancient body." But the Iceman has provided posterity with more than just his body; he literally died with his boots on. His glacial grave has yielded pieces of his clothing, weaponry and other equipment. While most remains of ancient humans are found surrounded by funerary objects (if anything at all), the Iceman "was snatched from life completely outfitted with the implements of everyday existence!" exclaims Markus Egg, the German archaeologist who is overseeing the delicate process...
...label Oval Office has become shorthand for the locus of power and grave deliberations, but in fact the modern White House occupants rarely used it that way. "The Lincoln Sitting Room was my favorite room," Richard Nixon said. "It was a room for contemplation. I felt we did the best thinking, the most organized, disciplined thinking there. I got my best ideas in that room...
...investigation turned up no direct instances of fraud or evidence that ballots from beyond the grave affected the outcome of a particular election. In most cases, the problems resulted from "clerical errors or oversight," the newspaper reported...
...playing coy with potential coup leaders. It should say explicitly that sanctions and no-fly rules will stay in force until the powers that be in Baghdad, whoever they are, behave in a civilized fashion toward their subjects. Otherwise Saddam could end up having his revenge from beyond the grave on Kurds and coalition alike...
...They [the students] are giving something back to the community as part of their way of life," said Kennedy after the ceremony. "From the cradle to the grave...this is the way to start...