Word: hushing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Here, in the hush of the imagination, is where Rowling works her magic. Listen to her readers; listen to the children...
Harvard knitters often knit on the sly; it's a hush-hush type of deal. Harvard's female population has spent its recent months slowly but surely converting into a caucus of avid knitters. Or perhaps they have always been knitting, and here is some evidence...
...Bush clan gathers every summer for fun and games in Kennebunkport, Maine, but this summer something special was up. The old man had invited everyone in his massive Rolodex to celebrate the Silver Fox's 75th birthday. It was all hush-hush, the old social secretaries and helpers and lickers and stampers, some of the old Bush gals and the hangers on, and of course folks like Jim Baker and his wife. They stayed all over the old fishing resort--at the point itself and at the Shawmut in town, and some bunked secretly with friends. And sure, they were...
...curtains open on the third act with low lighting and high expectations in anticipation of the famous Kingdom of Shades. As dancers in white tutus descend the ramp one by one, a hush falls over the audience. Conscientious staging is evident, and the company deserves applause for its careful attention to detail. The corps, perfectly in line, display breathtaking synchronization and attunement to the music. But like much of the ballet, the scene is tentatively danced with a hesitance that takes away from the total emotional impact. Near the climactic ending, the technical prowess of the two leading roles still...
...matter who has the narrow majority in next year." Bush might also run into problems from his own party, which has contributed just as much to the partisan atmosphere. Conservative Republicans have opted to keep their mouth shut during the election to help Bush win, but they won't hush up forever...