Word: impressing
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...easy solution to rescue gender-tortured middle-schoolers. In my all-girls enclave, middle school was far from a breeze. My class dealt with eating disorders, exclusive discussions of dating and the cool jeans to wear. Although I avoided the sexual tension during classes and the need to impress my crushes during recess, identity angst will never be far from middle-schoolers...
...despite his years, he's still the designer of choice for the junior socialite set, many of whom - the Hilton sisters, Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece - joined him for dinner and dancing in his Place Vend?me studio afterward. Also present: the consummate Hollywood clotheshorse Gwyneth Paltrow, to better impress Valentino's new owners from Marzotto, including Michele Norsa, the man in charge of the group's fashion brands. At Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld dropped the rock'n'roll of his last ready-to-wear show and instead invited intimate groups of 140 to two viewings in Coco Chanel's original showroom...
...first Miss Russia to win the title of Miss Universe would impress both Tsar Nicholas and Comrade Khrushchev. OXANA FEDOROVA, crowned last week in Puerto Rico, trained at the Russian police academy and boasts among her talents hand-to-hand combat and the ability to assemble a Kalashnikov rifle in a matter of seconds. Her victory caused typically gloomy Russian souls to bloom with pride, with her triumph leading all national newscasts. One report aired snippets from her school records, including such praise as "Physically in good condition. Knows the rules for maintaining and firing weapons. Knows how to keep...
...attack, and ordered a roundup of Islamic Jihad militants. The Bush administration condemned the attack and said it underscored the urgency of reforming the PA security forces. But neither the roundup announced by the PA nor the Bush administration's emphasis on rebuilding PA security structures are likely to impress the Israeli leadership...
...This may be the most vulnerable Brazilian team in years. The health of Rivaldo, Barcelona's midfielder, is suspect. And Ronaldo, who returned to the lineup in just the past few weeks, has yet to impress. Ronaldinho and Emerson cannot guarantee ball possession, and Roberto Carlos treats his left back position as a forwarding address. Then again, this is Brazil we're talking about, and the team is in one of the Cup's weakest groups. Its opponents?Turkey, China and Costa Rica?pose little danger. China is here on a pass?it didn't have to play South Korea...