Word: laid
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...historical amnesia, treating the past as though it were a drag on invention, it was not equipped to deal with the actual destruction of that past by war and ideology. Whole tracts of culture-German Romanticism; classical sculpture, with its image of the ideal, prosperous body-had been laid waste, fatally contaminated, by the use the Nazis had made of them, just as the Realist option had been wrecked by official Stalinist...
Speaker of the House Gingrich laid the groundwork for the stunning Republican landslide last November with his Contract with America, a list of proposals which would be voted on in the first 100 day should the GOP win control of Congress...
Although the receipts (on the field and at the gate) did not amaze in 1994, Murphy invests for the long-term and seems to have laid the foundation for many profitable quarters to come...
...think it has been successful," says Friendof the efforts of the Work and Family Committee,of which she was a member, "We've laid out theissues. I'm pleased to see that the administrationis also interested in these kind of issues and istaking the actions they...
While some expressed concern about Marvin'sdemanding dynamism--a striking contrast toTaylor's more laid-back style--many RCS memberssaid they were ready for the transition...