Word: nosing
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...middle classes, crushed by the weight of onerous taxation. Historians and sociologists have long claimed that May '68 vaccinated the Fifth Republic against instability and upheaval. But look at recent years. First, the far right has a strong showing in the 2002 presidential elections, then France thumbs its nose at the European constitution in May 2005, then violent unrest rocks the banlieues last fall. And now we have the anti-cpe explosion. It all shows that France is reverting to its old habits. Today, as in the past, the naysayers are hardly a homogeneous group. They include blue- and white...
Such public stirrings are at last getting the attention of politicians and business leaders, who may not always respond to science but have a keen nose for where votes and profits lie. State and local lawmakers have started taking action to curb emissions, and major corporations are doing the same. Wal-Mart has begun installing wind turbines on its stores to generate electricity and is talking about putting solar reflectors over its parking lots. HSBC, the world's second largest bank, has pledged to neutralize its carbon output by investing in wind farms and other green projects. Even President Bush...
Polanski’s guest appearance as a cut-rate thug who slashes Nicholson’s nose shows how far away this film is from the comparative civility of Hitchcock territory...
Sexiest physical trait: My glistening erect nose...
...have to say that when I saw Spy Kids 3D, the glasses kept slipping down my nose...