Word: laid
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...adhere to the expanding thrust of precedent, and to respect and integrate the judgments of successive generations, rather than ascribe mythical intentions to the Founding Fathers. As Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote, "It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that it was laid down in the time of Henry IV. It is still more revolting if the grounds upon which it was laid down have long since vanished...
...production of As You Like It is engaging, but its soppy lovesickness remains a bit earthbound, reaching real delirium only in Dan Kremer's laid- back version of melancholy Jaques. By contrast, James Edmondson's staging of Measure is an exquisite balance of tonally varied scenes in court, monastery, convent and red-light district. Woronicz makes psychological sense of the duke who retreats into disguise rather than crack down on his realm's licentiousness. John Castellanos shrewdly mutes the hypocrisy and heightens the righteousness of the sex-starved puritan who takes his place. Dante DiLoreto and Kamella Tate throb with...
Bond, who still has the boyish smile and laid-back cool that made him a celebrity in the '60s, is the glamour candidate. He is the clear favorite of the upwardly mobile young blacks, known as buppies, whose BMWs decorate the lot of his sprawling campaign headquarters. Cicely Tyson came down for a fund raiser, and so did the Temptations; Bill Cosby and Ted Kennedy have sent checks. Polished and witty, Bond has an air of bemused nonchalance; like a horse who shies from hurdles, he has backed away from seeking higher office or tougher challenges in the past...
...portfolio include Alfa Romeo, Alitalia airline and Banca Commerciale Italiana, the country's second-largest bank. While this leviathan was losing nearly $2 billion a year, previous governments had been reluctant to touch it. Craxi encouraged IRI's new president, Romano Prodi, to take bold action. He promptly laid off 47,000 unionized workers and raised more than $3 billion by selling all or part of 35 companies and other holdings...
Boston driving skills and way finding are very special. It is said that Boston's streets are laid out on 17th century cow paths, therefore the way to drive in Boston is to think like a 17th century cow. Nerveless. Placid -- not too much, though. Superb sense of direction...