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Word: nose (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Shaun Teevens for 77 yards. He hit sophomore Jack Daly four times for 37. He picked apart the Harvard secondary with sideline passes that split the seam for medium-length gains. Granted, that probably wouldn't have happened if All-Ivy cornerback Rocky Delgadillo hadn't broken his nose in the first quarter and played with pain the rest of the way, but again, that's the way this series seems...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Playing Favorite | 10/19/1981 | See Source »

More common effects of formaldehyde gas include eye, throat and nose irritation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Carcinogenic Gas | 10/14/1981 | See Source »

...that, the door of the interrogation room burst open and a group of men circled me, then charged. Each man in turn would direct a karate kick or chop at me, sending me staggering to another of the torturers. My lips cracked, my nose bled and my cheeks were so swollen I could not see. When I could not stand on my feet any more, one guard would pick me up and another would kick or punch me. They laughed each time I hit the floor. I passed out a few times. They would bring me back to consciousness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside a Khomeini Prison | 10/12/1981 | See Source »

...interrogation. One of the clergymen asked me whether I remembered where my brother was. When I replied that I didn't know, the mullah said to his colleagues, "Why keep such vermin alive anyway?" They nodded. My interrogator came for me and waved a paper under my nose. "Well, it's all over, this is your writ of execution," he said. "By the way, if you change your mind about your brother, let me know. Maybe I can get the judges to cancel your sentence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside a Khomeini Prison | 10/12/1981 | See Source »

...other tunes it beguiles, charms and saddens, as in Katerina's aria lamenting the lack of love in her life just before Sergei steals into her bedroom. The police station scene in Act III is a crazily comic interlude evoking some of the more manic moments in The Nose, providing a needed respite and placing the final tragedy in high relief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Add One to the List of Greats: Dmitri Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth | 10/5/1981 | See Source »

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