Word: inch
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...According to Turnberg, jewel-starved customers regularly come up from New York, where no such cavern of riches exists. It is not difficult to understand their devotion. Entering the store is like having magically fallen into the gigantic jewelry box of a demi-mondaine. There is not a square inch of space here that does not shimmer or shine. Prices range widely, but the rhinestones are usually affordable...
Moreover, the plan is designed to be utterly unacceptable to Israel. It offers the most radical misinterpretation of what Israel is required to do under international law: surrender every inch of territory taken in the Six-Day War. There is nothing in international law that compels that. The governing U.N. Security Council resolution (Res. 242 of 1967) requires "withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict." Not "all the territories." Not even "the territories." Just "territories." As the U.S. ambassador who helped draft the resolution explained, the definite article was deliberately omitted. Why? To permit Israel...
...were just an inch away from a stuff, or from a dig or from a kill,” Bookman said. “But that inch made all the difference...
...unfortunately, until that changes, the photographers and designers are going to accentuate what some women wish they looked like instead of what they really do. It’s the same old catch: if I buy that $300 pantsuit, I’ll look like the 6-foot 1-inch, 120 lbs. girl wearing it. Men will throw their coats over potholes and puddles as I walk by, women will sneer at me with envy. And perhaps I’ll cure world hunger and save a few lost puppies before heading...
...stuffed head of a bear, captured with teeth drawn, tongue wagging and rage apparent. Any doubt I ever had about my willingness to shoot a gun was dismissed when I stared into the beady eyes of that villainous caricature of a bear, which simply begged to be shot. Every inch of wall space not covered by a gun poster held a shelf of guns instead. There were gun rental options on crowded shelves, in display cases, on top of display cases, hanging from the walls, leaning against the walls and free-standing on tripod mounts...