Word: moment
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...South Carolina primary, held on Jan. 26, thus provided Obama with what Plouffe called a “moment of velocity”—a 28-point win and strong momentum going into the 22 primary contests held Tuesday...
...he’s a member of) in winter. The San Francisco winter is a period of rainfall and subsequent rejuvenation—dark, confused, populous, and ready to blossom again. One of its concluding passages explores a bundle of cherry blossom stems wrapped in plastic—one moment among many where Dorsky uses unconventional angles and framing to make the banal, well, beautiful.It’s a good word for describing Dorsky’s work. Aesthetically, his passages are stunning, and their sheer beauty would risk descending into sentimentality were it not for the vacuum-like...
...strengthens the hold of DRM, so smash your computer before it’s too late. 2. Vista Now that Apple computers can run Windows, even graphic designers and college kids are not safe from the horrors of Windows Vista. If you leave your computer alone for just a moment, it could be running Vista when you return. To prevent this from ever happening, switch to an abacus or slide rule. 3. The environment Desktop computers are full of noisy, power-hungry moving parts, and they release toxic chemicals into the soil when put in landfills. Before the liberals take...
...hall of their newly remodeled apartment in the center of the city. But they're having trouble deciding on colors and how many knots they want per square inch. Then there's the matter of whether they can actually afford to spend $155,000 on a carpet at the moment. "No one knows what will happen next with the financial crisis," Kazakov says. "Everyone is waiting to see." His wife adds, as she continues to walk down the length of the display, "But when you want something ..." (See pictures of Russian aristocracy...
...Under the golden dome that tops the booth for Maître-Verrier, a French designer of high-end stained glass, saleswoman Claude Bonte captures the sense of optimism changing to gloom. "Russians are always good clients," she says, "for the moment...