Word: pattern
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...findings confirmed the estimate of U.S. and Canadian scientists that parts of the satellite had survived the searing 17,000-m.p.h. entry into the atmosphere and probably fell in a shotgun-like pattern over at least 200 miles. One of the biggest pieces found was a gray metal tube about the size of an office-building fire extinguisher that was discovered embedded in the ice of the remote Thelon River by two young Americans who happened to be on a research dogsled run through the Thelon Game Sanctuary. Scientists said that it emitted "moderate" radiation, and while they pondered whether...
...Sean Lavery, Colleen Neary and Adam Luders, and, for the first time in over a decade, a corps of eight male dancers. In the fast sections, Balanchine uses sprung rhythms. Karin may start a staccato move just a little ahead of Colleen, or lead by an entire intricate pattern. The effect is similar to watching a dance lit by not one but two sets of strobe lights...
With Harvard's defense shutting off any MIT attempts to mount an offense, the contest began to fall into a monotonous pattern: a Harvard steal followed by a Harvard shot followed by another Harvard steal...
...Denver cheerleaders are drawn from lithe, ski-slope-burnished Rocky Mountain womanhood, a substantial showdown will occur this Sunday on the Superdome sidelines as well as between the goal lines. It could be more exciting than the game, which?if this year's Super Bowl follows the soporific pattern of recent years?may be a dogged defensive struggle. Certainly Denver's strategy will center on its magnificent 3-4 Orange Crush. When asked whom the Cowboys feared most among that band, Landry replied: "All eleven guys. They play as if they were backed into a corner and fighting...
...disco scenes are an effective mixture of sound, light and movement that catches the intensity and power of the fever that brings these people out to dance. The dance floor is a vibrant pattern of red, blue and yellow flashing lights, punctuated by the incessant disco beat from the record booth. The dancers, especially Tony, are graceful, swirling pairs that make you wish you had learned how to hustle back in high school. Lean back and enjoy the dance scenes for their own sake. They form the backbone of the movie, so you will see a lot of them...