Word: piped
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...left the country for the U.S. and his letter of resignation had been read in Congress. "This protest," it complained, "has violated the essence of our democracy." Mesa was sworn in as President. Though the pretext for the uprising was Sánchez's $5 billion plan to pipe natural gas to the export market via Bolivia's historical enemy, Chile, its real cause was Sánchez's apparent indifference to the country's misery. Bolivia (pop. 8.8 million) is South America's poorest country, and job losses resulting from industrial privatization have forced an estimated two-thirds...
...notion that Jews can become the new South Africa—and that not only the Jewish conscience but the American conscience will live with it—is a pipe dream,” Hertzberg said...
Even though Guster is not currently topping the charts, they surpass the most recent offering of The Verve Pipe who played Springfest in 2002. Guster’s muted tones and wistful lyrics lack a real energetic punch, but they will be more than enough to rouse Harvard’s live-music-deprived student body. And the band has something that The Verve Pipe didn’t have: it’s actually popular right now. The concert will also be the first to be held across the Charles—taking advantage of the University?...
...complete lack of pretense. Housed in an inconspicuous warehouse-type building off of Alewife Brook Parkway, the Summer Shack’s heart is clearly in Cape Cod. A 16-foot sailor stands sentinel outside the entrance to the Summer Shack—with his yellow slicker and pipe, he looks like a proper New England seadog. Inside, the large open dining area is teeming with activity. The sprawling kitchen is completely exposed to the view of restaurant patrons, and at the center of the dining area a massive 1500-gallon lobster tank makes for an impressive focal point. Families...
...determine guilt with sufficient certainty to prove that the death penalty—which was abolished in Massachusetts in 1984—can be reinstated without concern of wrongful executions. Romney’s attempt to make the death penalty palatable is both a moral abomination and an unreasonable pipe dream...