Word: lay
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...always, at the back of his mind, lay the big question: What happens the day after? Ever since Oct. 31, Berger told TIME in a brief moment of calm Friday night, when Saddam Hussein abruptly tossed out all the U.N. inspectors who monitor his post-defeat disarmament, the most flagrant violation of cease-fire terms yet, the White House aide had pondered two things. "What happens the day after we do nothing? What happens the day after we use military force...
Their strength lay in the stories, passed from generation to generation. And so when descendants of Thomas Woodson rolled up their sleeves to give blood for DNA testing, they saw it as a chance to affirm their faith--that Thomas was, in fact, a child of Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings. "We knew it like religion," says Robert Golden, Thomas' great-great-great- grandson. The results, however, came as a shock: Jefferson was not Thomas Woodson's father...
...unforeseen consequence to all this superficial self-congratulation that only surfaces when we are served a salad that is all tomatoes or all lettuce. We are confronted by our ignorance in a meal such as this; we don't even know where to start eating and so lay our fork down next to the bowl and stare uncomfortably as the vegetables talk among themselves. They speak of things, shared experiences and hidden flavors we never knew existed. In our insecurity, we detect an angry stare from the tomatoes toward our untomato-ness, and we shrink away from the plate...
...campaign was intended to dazzle the customer with its homage to the Las Vegas strip in seedy Kenmore Square. In 1979, however, an energy crisis loomed and the city had no choice but to demand that the Citgo Corporation pull the plug on the neon masterpiece. As it lay idle for the next four years, Kenmore Square residents frequently referred to the unlit metal structure as the "eyesore of the community." They saw the sign as "reminiscent of a time when Kenmore Square was sleazy and seedy," impeding their efforts to restore and beautify the area. Additionally, many people felt...
...second half, Harvard came out in a zone defense after playing man-to-man for the first 20 minutes, and the strategy paid off. While the Crimson gave up easy jumpers in the half-court set and lay-ups in transition during the first half, the Terriers had a much harder time getting to the basket in the second. B.U. junior forward Gina Powers burned Harvard for 16 points in the first half but was held to just seven in the final 25 minutes, including overtime...