Word: limpness
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Some of the usual explanations seem pretty limp. Yes, America is a materialistic society where everyone is encouraged to accumulate as much as possible. Francis Maloney, commissioner of the department of children and youth in New Haven, notes that "merchants are upset about shoplifting. Well, all the goods are there on the rack to be taken. If you're trying to entice me with the tourist trap, the kid who hasn't money is going to take advantage too. We contribute to the offenses that are committed...
...five seasons from 1972-1976. Local fans will undoubtedly delight in reliving the thrills and heartbreaks of the 1975 Red Sox-Reds World Series, which, perhaps more than any other factor, is responsible for the current resurgence of baseball mania. Angell captures those moments perfectly...Fred Lynn, his body limp, lying at the base of the wall in Game Six...Carlton Fisk standing at home plate forcing his home run inside the foul pole...and finally, Lynn again, in Game Seven straining desperately for Joe Morgan's single which scores Ken Griffey with the deciding...
...sprout in their minds as spontaneously as noxious weeds and the stereotypical sex roles they struggle to come to terms with contrast ludicrously with the tolerant anarchy of their natural environment. But SIN slathers on too many platitudes, using them with a complacency that allows the satire to go limp. When they can't figure out how to skew it for laughs, Ravenal and Zippel tend to lean on cliche as a crutch, until you begin doubting whether they're aware of the difference between satirizing convention and just imitating...
...protesters went limp and had to be carried from the site. But most of them listened impassively as police politely told them they were arrested; then they picked up their packs and boarded the waiting buses for the 25-minute ride to the National Guard armory in Portsmouth. Most of the more than 1,400 protesters arrested and charged with criminal trespass refused to post the required bail...
Like ships that pass in the night, the two Crimson outdoor track teams are headed in different directions. The Harvard team, stricken by injuries and decimated by graduation, will limp through the spring in a struggle to measure up to last year's luminous 8-0 record. But for the Radcliffe squad, a rosy outlook is a bit clouded; with this year's talent turnout, last year's dismal 1-5 record should be avenged--but to what extent...