Word: letting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...suburb, but couldn?t go through with it; he wound up pulling a knife on staffers. Also that he had something bigger in mind. Furrow?s red van, purchased Saturday, was filled with ammunition, bulletproof vests, explosives and freeze-dried food. Asked about that, L.A. police Chief Bernard Parks let down his guard a bit. "We are pleased," he told reporters, "that he did not carry out a more spectacular plan." Or insist on a more dramatic ending...
...opening scene, director Kinka Usher tries to get a Tim Burton flavor of dark comic hipness and blows it; he is flailing even as Mr. Furious does at first. Usher feels his way to the right tempo and tone, and when he finds it he doesn't let...
...have played soccer on a women's team of over-30-year-olds for several years. I am 51 and a grandmother, and I graduated before Title IX was passed. I had few opportunities to participate in organized sports when I was young, let alone to play anything rugged. I am thrilled to see women's sports coming into their own and female athletes being given the recognition they deserve. I intend to play hard until my body tells me I have to stop. I am proud of my physical abilities, and my daughters are too. Play on! PAT PANK...
...slammed into what was probably first or third gear--and immediately stalled. This is not, I gathered from the instructor's reaction, a common racing move. My classmates were whipping down the track, worrying about correcting skids, and the instructor was leaning into my car, telling me to "let up easy on the clutch." I wasn't proud...
That's why Bassi suggests launching a company's first offsite with employee volunteers. They will be open-minded, and are more likely to rave about the program when they return to work. If an offsite is mandatory, organizers should let workers know what to expect. It has to be made clear that "this is not a game," says Drury's Zimmerer. "What we are trying to do is increase productivity and performance. We are trying to help you all become better at doing your jobs...