Word: odd
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...shady brise-soleils. If the new Getty becomes a lively, civilized place, it will be because, for all the white-on-white elegance, it is not pristine and hermetic, not another gorgeous monolith. The rugged terrain and Meier's good planning sense have dictated a dense urban messiness, with odd angles and almost ungainly juxtapositions, rather than some prissy classical grid over which buildings as jewels are dispersed just...
...leaders in the outlying republics are an odd mix. Some were dissidents under the old regime; others were minions of Moscow who embraced nationalism only when it was expedient. When the abortive coup in August accelerated the disintegration of the union, sovereignty went from a slogan to a realistic, negotiable objective. Provincial politicians looked in the mirror and saw statesmen and strategists. They started having second thoughts about whether sending local Soviet missile crews packing was a good idea after all. Nuclear storage facilities and launch sites suddenly looked less like imperial outposts and more like valuable assets that might...
...staff's reasoning in rejecting Thomas hinges on its odd statement that "we don't believe [Thomas]" in his most recent denials. Wow. In a couple of paragraphs that ignore the complexity of the hearings, The Crimson, as if privy to the depths of Thomas's and Anita Hill's thoughts, ignores the doubts which frustrate the nation as it grapples with the fate of Thomas's career. The Crimson simply "believes" Thomas harassed Hill...
These items are not your run-of-the-mill office supplies. But then, you probably aren't a regular shopper at the House and Senate stationery stores. These emporiums stock, along with paper clips and legal pads, an array of merchandise that would look odd sitting atop a legislative aide's desk: pewter serving trays, crystal candlesticks, leather wallets, china vases, silk neckties and much more. All at rock-bottom, wholesale prices...
...doesn't seem odd to me that Au Bon Pain is there and McDonalds isn't," says Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Jann Matlock...