Word: lag
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Roughly 40 of the 50 portraits that hang in Radcliffe’s various buildings are of women. But portrayals of women lag in the College...
...sound as bright as its polished finish—thumped out a series of chromatic arpeggios that got the audience pumping. But the peak was naturally Frankie’s sharp and tuneful playing that served to spike the cocktail and got the audience dancing. Not letting the pace lag, they moved into the universal funk favorite, Herbie Hancock’s “Chameleon.” Here the other half of the rhythm section came to the fore. The bassist punched out the pentatonic riff in swift staccato beats; the guitarist wailed out a crackling solo that...
...voice of the first track where Merchant sings, “Soon come the day / When this tinder box / Is going to blow in your face,” to the domesticated, Mediterranean post-card song, “Motherland,” disorients the listener like holiday jet-lag. Merchant ensconces herself amongst accordions and harmlessly strummed banjos singing, “Motherland, cradle me / Close my eyes, lullaby me to sleep / Keep me safe, lie with me / Lay beside me, don’t go.” This is great music to play to hyperactive three-year...
...hazardous particles in the air. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman tried to reassure the neighborhood earlier this month by saying, "Contaminant levels are low or nonexistent [and] generally confined to the Trade Center site." But some parents aren't convinced. "There can be a 20- to 40-year lag time before people show the signs of asbestos inhalation," says Pauline Ores, a displaced mother of two young girls. "Our kids will be in the prime of their life. If there's a mistake, my daughter's going...
...little bit over the top with her grammar, but that's part of the fun of it. I think they're very common mistakes, especially when you have a really enthusiastic speaker like Junie B. who tends to speak as she's thinking and not have any lag time at all, which is part of my problem as well, so I identify with this...