Word: hang
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...kind of force in which the structure of the plot itself is the entertainment--doors constantly opening and closing: first one then two characters forced to hide in the closet. Here the plot is about as lissome as a set of steel girders on which to hang puns, blowing like so many colored handkerchiefs with the command "laugh" emblazoned on there...
...rupees ($15-20) a month, there is no mass starvation because of recent good monsoon years and the extensive rice cultivation both in the Valley of Nepal and the lowlands. While the full brunt of the monsoon is not felt in the valley, heavy monsoon clouds hang over the city from June until September, dumping up to 40 inches of rain in that period...
...over an opponent. Prostrate guys finish last. "Some teams don't seem to realize there are corners and pits in front of the net," says Shero. "We have guys who are willing to go into those zones, to take and give punishment. If they don't hang tough, they're not going to play...
Despite the strong overall performance, the Crimson had to hang on for dear life in the closing seconds. Things were apparently safe with 75 seconds left, but two driving layups by Dave Raila and Phil Brown threw the crowd margin...
During the presidential election of 1872. Anthony led 16 women in voting. Jailed, she was found guilty and fined $100, which she refused to pay, saying that she would continue to "rebel against your man-made, unjust, unconstitutional forms of law, which tax, fine, imprison and hang women, while denying them the right of representation in government." And later at her trial she added: "I shall earnestly and persistently continue to urge all women to the practical recognition of the old Revolutionary maxim. "Resistance to tyranny is obedience...