Word: lone
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lone exception is Adriana Suarez, whose sultry interpretations of "Fascinatin' Rhythm" and "Loving That Man" (the latter with the versatile Armand) were the only memorable highlights of the piece. Suarze's sensuousness captures the melancholy spirit of the music perfectly, drawing the empathy of the audience...
...Terriers started fast, outshooting Maine 10-2 in the opening period, but Allison continued to prove tough to beat as B.U. could only manage one goal. The lone tally came on a remarkable individual effort by Steve Thornton, who beat Maine's Brad Purdie on a face-off in the offensive zone and went hard to the net, roofing the puck near-side over Allison's left shoulder...
...four men murdered last week during the gruesome post-office robbery in New Jersey, the suffering was relatively brief. The same cannot be said for the close-knit town of Montclair, which immediately went into mourning and flew its flags at half-staff. For the lone survivor of the attack, who is recovering from three bullet wounds in the head, and for the families of the victims, the horror and grief have barely begun. Long after the funerals are over and the physical injuries have healed, those touched by such crimes are likely to face deep psychological traumas--recurring images...
What is clear, however, is that more than a few lone crazies have answered the call to arms. Boldly, and calmly, some people are advocating murder as well as arson and bombing to drive abortion providers out of business. "More violence is inevitable, and it is righteous," says C. Roy McMillan, a Mississippi activist whose obstetrician wife once performed abortions. "It wouldn't bother me if every abortionist in the country today fell dead from a bullet...
While lawmakers in Washington were debating the wisdom of adding new amendments to the Constitution, lawmakers in Mississippi finally got around to ratifying the nation's 13th--the one abolishing slavery--130 years after the fact. Mississippi remained the lone holdout until a black state senator raised the point...