Word: irregulars
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...classic. In it, a professor of humanities is propelled backward in time to the arms of Madame Bovary and the pages of a remedial Spanish textbook: "He was running for his life over a barren, rocky terrain as the word tener ('to have')-a large and hairy irregular verb-raced after him on its spindly legs...
Sometimes she stood the way poor people stand, elbow bent, one hand placed on one irregular hip, and the face gazing past the immediate farmyard, as if to say "There is life beyond this paltry place--I have my eyes...
...problem, officials and council leaders agree, lies in the checkered record of the council over its inaugural session. Essentially, it provides a study in contrasts: At its irregular best, the council operated with an efficiency and maturity surprising even to seasoned administrators. More often, however, the council struggled with the frustrations of inexperience, at times moving forward with boundless enthusiasm only to discover later that it had faltered...
Once the Reagan Administration had removed the political stumbling blocks, the technical negotiations were easy. After years of erratic policies and irregular trade, the U.S. team was eager to strike a deal. Said one Department of Agriculture official: "The most important thing is to get a new agreement, to keep trading, to keep the doors open." The new accord should accomplish that...
...colored substance that had the most influence on the structure of Japanese taste is a green powder called matcha, or ceremonial tea. Whisked with hot water to a bitter jade froth and served in coarse-looking, irregular bowls, it is the basis of chanoyu, the tea ceremony. The aesthetic of tea has permeated all visual culture in Japan, from architecture to the appreciation of nature...