Word: odore
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...power humanely but prefer to exercise their strength through brutality. We are caught in a situation akin to the proverbial contest with the skunk. Both of us get covered by the wretched smell, but the skunk does not care. He thinks that is a powerful nation's natural odor...
Still, given all that there is to endure now, as was the case last year at Lowell House--noise, odor, lack of sleep, lack of privacy--it seems that the University could have made some effort to alleviate student problems linked to renovations where possible...
Unlike most of South Africa, homelands like Bophuthatswana allow blacks and whites to mingle openly. Still, South Africa is in such bad odor because of apartheid that Kerzner has to pay platinum-plated premiums to get American entertainers like Linda Ronstadt and Kenny Rogers to brave possible censure for having performed at Sun City. Two years ago, Kerzner paid Frank Sinatra $2 million for nine shows over seven days, charging up to $85 per seat. Although such prices create a kind of economic apartheid at the resort since most blacks cannot afford admission, Kerzner argues that Sun City is beneficial...
...slowly sank to the ground to assume as submissive a pose as possible. The hair on each male's head-crest stood erect . . . canines were fully exposed, the irises of ordinarily soft brown eyes glinted yellow-more like those of cats than of gorillas-and an overpowering fear odor permeated the air. For a good half-hour all five males screamed if I made even the slightest movement...
...surroundings, one inserts a "fragrance record" into the machine. The company will not divulge its proprietary technology, but the scent is released when the oil-filled discs are warmed slightly in the machine. The discs will come in both long-playing versions that put out the same odor for five hours (price: $4) and olfactory 45s that play for an hour...