Word: grinded
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...book: the simple Ariana endures her imprisonment by learning it; a sophisticated Senator has it always at hand (in Colson's novel), as does a Lakers basketball star (in Robertson's). A disproportionate number of good men happen to be carpenters. Prayer, usually printed in italics, abounds. Many narratives grind to a halt for thinly disguised Bible classes. Robertson pads his story this way. Phrases like "jump down to verses twelve and thirteen" thud into conversation...
Although Coach Tim Murphy continues to preach a balanced attack, Harvard has focused on a ball-control, grind-it-out offense so far this season that is centered around junior tailback Eion Hu. Fordham's attack, however, is wide-open and quarter-back-centric...
Seles has grown in other ways. Her musical tastes went from Madonna to Hendrix. During her time off, she studied French and learned to shoot pool and play the guitar, even buying a Fender Stratocaster. She may have had another ax to grind. Seles is still annoyed at the way she was treated by her sisters on the tour. "They were supportive of me the day I was stabbed," she told the New York Times, "but by the next Monday in Rome they were already standing up to take my ranking away. Gabby [Gab riela] Sabatini was the only person...
Calling the allegations "absolute hogwash" in an interview with TIME, D'Amato denied any wrongdoing. "I do not twist arms," he said. "I have never twisted arms. Given the number of people that we meet, the fact that there are political axes to grind, that kind of thing will be said from time to time. But there is no linkage...
...odds are still stacked heavily against independent candidates, particularly when it comes to the grind of fund raising and organizing without the power of party machinery. This is especially true of Bradley, who reportedly was having trouble raising money even for a Senate bid and whose moves last week had a distinctly extemporaneous feel to them. Nor would his personal style or inclination toward scholarly disquisitions on Third World debt lend themselves to his becoming the high priest of a political movement a la Perot. "He's a man who disdains sound bites. He resists making complex things simple," says...