Word: mutterances
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Your mother was right when she said to avoid talking about sex, religion, and politics; it may be tempting to bring up those hilarious Healey ad attack campaigns or to mutter prayers under your breath for the entire meal, but remember, not everyone will think these practices as charmingly quirky as you do. And, short of angling to uncover your prof’s predilection from office hours hanky-panky in your quest for a recommendation, there’s really no excuse to be bringing up your sex life with this intimidating adult you hardly know. Avoid the wine...
...Magid knows, no terrorist has tried to infiltrate the mosque, but he always worries that one might. ADAMS prides itself on being an extremist-free zone. Newcomers who mutter thoughts of jihad quickly discover they are not welcome. During Ramadan, guest speakers for evening prayers were carefully screened to make sure they preached religious tolerance...
...among a group of Sunnis is getting contentious. The subject preoccupies Sunnis across Iraq: whether to vote in this week's referendum on a new constitution. "The best way for us to show our opposition is to boycott," says Majid al-Bayati, 63, a retired lawyer, as some congregants mutter approval. "It's a complete waste of time." Upon hearing this, construction worker Samir Abdel-Haadi, 33, pushes back. "That is the kind of thinking that got us where we are today," he says, referring to the elections last January that produced a victory for religious Shi'ite parties. This...
...second floor of the headquarters of the Cambridge Fire Department (CFD), located just south of Memorial Hall, the 30-something sits at a hallway desk, typing. Her more seasoned colleagues, half-dressed in sleep shorts and the firefighter’s uniform, pass behind her chair and mutter gruff greetings...
...here and mutter about it though," said Peggy, whose five-month-old, Jason, rode his mother's hip as easy as any other good Western lad ever sat a pinto. Jason is the only male connected with the paper, which draws its management and work pool from the 24-member Penistaja Homemaker's Extension Club. It was called the Penistaja Woman's Club when the first issue came out on April 6, 1964, with a front-page dedication to "faith in God and country, hope for our future and charity to all," an admirable aim that has appeared in each...