Word: nosedives
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British warships led by the aircraft carriers Hermes and Invincible had nosed into position around the Falklands. The big ships, guarded by antisubmarine frigates and nuclear-powered hunter submarines, were as close as 90 miles to shore, while destroyers interposed themselves between the islands and the mainland to set up...
A bill that would ban the sale of snub-nosed handguns in Massachusetts was reviewed unfavorably last week by a combined House-Senate committee, but supporters say the bill still may pass through a vote of the full legislature.
Then, too, both peoples are grossly sentimental, deeply unsophisticated and dangerously stubborn-the English pride being narrow-nosed, the American blustery; but the effect is equally irritating to anyone who deals with them. The English are famous for not adjusting to foreign places, but Americans don't do this...
Because something had to be done, Scalise delivered an "inspirational" speech between periods. Less than a minute later, Tom McGivern slammed a sidearm grounder into the net from 20 feet and evened the game at seven. Throughout the game, the hard-nosed midfielder wheeled cat-like about the field, drawing...
The film is wonderfully cast and played, right down to the bit player (Ralph Tabakin) who shops suspiciously for a TV set: "I saw Bananzo and it was not for me. The Ponderosa looked faked." Stern and Bacon have refreshingly un-movie faces-the one sweet-souled and long-nosed...