Word: heard
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...There was one magic moment, really, after that speech. When he finished, there was this complete silence. Then, you were listening, from inside the abbey, and you heard this patter ?it sounded like rain. What was happening? And then you realized it was applause, that had started outside the abbey doors, in the crowd. And then it began to spread inside. It was like a wind, like a wave, that came in, and up through the pews, and then receded until it was outside again...
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Although she was quite devoted to him--and certainly overjoyed to get him back--Larissa Tsibliyev couldn't help wincing when she heard her husband equate mission success with personal survival. Vasily had made it sound as if he had gone up to Mir on a dare, like riding the roof of a prewar elevator. And now the family had been shamed, and the neighbors would snicker and cluck and throw at their windows whatever rotting turnips could be spared in these difficult times...
...Elliott was a hip-hop star. However, there was one problem. Outside of the relatively small demographic of people who pay close attention to the songwriting credits of R.-and-B. albums--Elliott has composed minor hits for such acts as Aaliyah, Ginuwine and Jodeci--hardly anybody had ever heard of her. Also, Elliott isn't your typical Top 40 sex siren. She has a regular, stocky body, the kind most people have unless they're members of a professional sports team or Keenen Ivory Wayan's all-woman house band. So the record company turned to music-video director...
...described. The income thresholds are set too low for the new tax credits and deductions. As a result, we "wealthy" two-income professional families, making less than we did 25 years ago in inflation-adjusted dollars, will see no benefit from the tax changes. DAVID HEARD Seattle...