Word: lent
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...them like eggs. What they had in common is that tribal leaders put them there to prove they'd picked the right spot, says Cope. "They mythologized it for being flood - free, fertile and safe. That's a universal response." Archaeologists might well pick holes in his arguments; they lent an indulgent ear to his lecture on Odin at the British Museum in 2001 (not batting an eyelash at his warrior - god face paint or the orange hairspray that set off the fire alarms). "They don't necessarily agree with me," he says, "but they know I'm not trying...
...Years ago, consumers were warned that small cars were unsafe. I got a bigger car. Now I'm supposed to give up the safety of my SUV for the better mileage of a lighter car? No way. Douglas Lent Citrus Heights...
...DOUGLAS LENT Citrus Heights, Calif...
...Israel''s military actions impeding suicide bombers and rocket attacks, Israeli holidaymakers in nearby Egypt certainly make a tempting soft target. Even the headline target location, Taba, has symbolic significance - as the site of intense last-ditch negotiations four months after the aborted Camp David talks, the town has lent its name to the most comprehensive draft two-state peace agreement negotiated to date between Israelis and Palestinians. And that's a deal long rejected by Palestinian radicals...
...Still, Allawi's presence lent important symbolic weight to the Bush administration's argument that it is in Iraq to help Iraqis free themselves. And his tough talk underscored the President's assurance on the campaign trail that Iraq now has a strong leader determined to tackle the insurgents...