Word: half-dozen
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According to several members of the Socialist Alternative, combatting layoffs at Harvard was first on the agenda this year. But despite the half-dozen protests they have staged since September, the group was unable to stop the University from cutting some 200 positions...
...character's emotions are allowed the color and scope of the events that sweep Mrs. Bradshaw along, molding her but also being molded by her "lovely quick hands." The speech in which she passionately defends her compliance ("no is misery and lonely nights") is but one of a half-dozen moments when the seemingly sparrow-sized Davis holds the 300-seat theater in the palm of her hand. It's spellbinding stuff. No doubt some will find argument with Barker's language (the c-word is used as freely as punctuation) and view of history (he's clearly no monarchist...
...transfer from the West End to Broadway, the show has lost a lot of its Bollywood sass?American audiences don't know enough about Indian musicals to get the jokes?and, crucially, a half-dozen solid Rahman tunes. To compensate, there's a wet-sari dream embodied by sultry Ayesha Dharker...
...five-year program is similar to at least a half-dozen programs already in place, including those between the NEC and Tufts University, and between the Juilliard School and Columbia...
...final lesson of the night? There’s a kind of sumptuous, droopy-grinned contentment that is summoned only by truly fine gastronomy. Harvest is a landmark when it comes to achieving that contentment through a well-thought-out dish—but a half-dozen glasses of wine don’t hurt either...