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...Individuals belonging to the armed forces committed grave abuses," he said. "The use of the army to fight drug traffickers can only be a temporary solution...
...worst days?and there have been plenty of late?Winehouse looks a safe bet for an early grave. After a 2007 full of well-chronicled erratic behavior ranging from mumbled concert performances to a drug arrest in Norway, her in-laws pleaded for a public boycott of her music so that she and her equally troubled husband, Blake Fielder-Civil?currently in jail for attempting to bribe a bartender he allegedly assaulted to drop the charges?might be deprived of the income they spend getting wasted. One day in December, Winehouse wobbled out of her London home...
Nothing is weirder than Sacred Harp. Its favored subject matter--the pilgrim, the grave, Christ's blood--is stark; its style--severe fourths and otherworldly open fifths--has been obsolete for more than a century. Its notation, in which triangles, circles and squares indicate pitch, looks like cuneiform. Yet it exudes power and integrity. Five people sound like a choir; a dozen like a hundred. It is one of the most democratic choral forms: no audience, no permanent conductor--just people addressing one another...
...guarded the right of criminal defendants to confront their accusers in court. But new evidence rules adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2004 and by Wisconsin's Supreme Court in 2006 are allowing Julie Jensen?and perhaps other, future murder victims?to take the stand from beyond the grave...
...board. CON: Least fun Mormon ever: upholds anti-alcohol position, renounces kinky potential of polygamy. Mike Huckabee (Governor of Arkansas) PRO: Endorsed by Chuck Norris’s Right Leg. CON: Chuck Norris would never write a book called “Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork.” John McCain (Senator from Arizona) PRO: Survived 5.5 years as a POW, making him officially more badass than 50 Cent. CON: Is approximately 132 years old. Fred Thompson (Senator from Tennesse PRO: Sexiest would-be First Lady. CON: We’re just really sick...