Word: heatedly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...American West this summer provide a dramatic illustration of how vulnerable these systems have become. "The scale," says transmission expert John Kappenman of Minnesota Power and Light, "is scary." Financial losses alone would amount to billions of dollars, and if the blackouts occurred during a cold snap, or a heat wave, there could be a human toll as well...
...Thunder rumbled somewhere far off, and unfocused heat lightning flashed in the darkening sky overhead. Bill looked up uneasily, his laughter dying...
...screen lately, in Heat and City Hall, Pacino has grown more manic and mannerist. The finger snapping, the zany intensity of his stare and the sudden, ferocious barks are weirdly suggestive of the older, crabby, haunted Jerry Lewis. As Pacino soars into camp, one wonders: Is he a failed great actor or a great bad one? But onstage, he relaxes a bit. He knows the spectators are creating their own close-ups, so he plays piano: softer and with nuance. He gets to the tiredness of Erie and to the semisweet-chocolate heart of this frail playlet, and transforms...
...anything else; it is German policy to put as many Nazi war criminals as possible on trial." so far. The 1,600 relay team, meanwhile, will have to make do without Michael Johnson. Jon Drummond, Tim Harden, Tim Montgomery and Dennis Mitchell cruised to an easy win in their heat, finishing in 38.58. Canada, the only team capable of challenging the U.S., almost was disqualified when it appeared that anchor Donovan Bailey took the handoff from Bruny Smith out of the exchange zone. Despite a yellow flag being raised, Canada was not disqualified. Lewis, seeking his record 10th gold medal...
...METAPHORS] "Everything before has been a warm-up lap, a trial heat...In San Diego the real race begins...