Word: leveler
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...were definitely in the match and fought a good match," said Bangayan, a sabre. "But they are a notch above our level...
...said the Committee is now seeking "clarification" from the highest level. The Committee has another two and a half months to file the appeal with the Court...
...confident we can eliminate the mental mistakes," Allman said. "We believe we can compete at a very high level with anyone...
...squishing happily in the dough also can't be beat. One can hardly finish lining the pan and criss-crossing the top of the raspberry jam in time to fulfill the basic human need to lick the beaters. And cooking engages me on a intellectual as well as emotional level: that rapid stirring can turn a bunch of powders and some well-placed margarine into the stuff of life (in its fully evolved forms of croissants, cookies and delicate pie crusts) seems nothing less than a miracle. Kneading and a little yeast outdo the best philosophy papers at bringing...
What ultimately separates Charlie from Sherman McCoy is his realization, on some level, of just how foolish his egotism and macho stunts are. Despite this self-knowledge, Charlie simply cannot resist defending his alpha male status in any situation. For example, having just been humiliated by his creditors, Croker decides to reassert his control by capturing a rattlesnake barehanded: "He knew that what he was about to do was foolhardy--and he knew he would do it anyway...there was no other choice but the foolhardiest possible...