Word: leans
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...Selma and Birmingham and some of the most violent civil-rights skirmishes of the 20th century. Much has changed since the turbulent Sixties, but there is still only one African American from Alabama in Congress. Despite a Democratic surge during the Wallace era, voters in the Camellia State still lean toward the g.o.p. as space-age communities like Huntsville grow and heavy industry, attracted by the state's red, iron-filled soil, declines...
...make a few more female hearts go pitter-pat. However, Nomura simply could not consistently execute the intense and virile baritone sound required by these haunting and often histrionic ballads. Famous for his smashing successes on the interntional vocal scene, the young singer has been praised for his smooth, "lean" sound. Perhaps such high expectations made Sunday's performance a tad disappointing. It seemed as if Nomura were holding back, afraid to overpower the audience with the full weight and resonance of his voice, which his beefy physique is capable of supporting. Instead, the baritone caressed and beautified his phrasing...
...this is the lean, fat-free 1990s, and superpremium ice-cream sales have been flatter than Nebraska, which makes Ben & Jerry's just another company with a management problem. So forget all the sugary explanations heard since CEO Robert Holland said on Sept. 27 that he would resign. The party line: Holland accomplished his mission, solving production problems and launching critical expansions into new products and countries; now the company needs a CEO with greater marketing skills...
...very least, the whole scene presents a play on the entire museum setting: just as you lean to examine one of the preparatory sketches, it becomes clear that an unlabelled scratched-up chunk of metal with no pedestal whatsoever is cowering before your feet. The process of stopping, side-stepping and viewing again lends a jerky mechanical rhythm to the experience that becomes inseparable from the act of appreciating each work individually...
...watched Pete lean heavily on his racket, I was sure he was done. There was no physical way for him to recover. When his first serve on the next point was hit with no speed by a man who looked barely able to lift a racket, there was little doubt...