Word: pleasantly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...coming from the Cubans around the airport," said Harold Harvey, 22, of Beckley, W. Va. "Then I saw the paratroopers jumping. It was really thrilling to see, kind of like an old John Wayne movie, but I knew people were going to get killed." Student Stephen Renae of Point Pleasant, N.J., saw "planes diving and strafing at ground targets we couldn't see. The worst thing was not knowing where the planes were from...
...added that the benefits of performing underground go beyond profit. "It's nice to have someone come up to you and say you helped make going through the subway more pleasant." Nieman said "Just a smile from someone makes it very enjoyable...
...study of five 19th century couples. The title, Parallel Lives, has two meanings: the disparate views of marriage held by husband and wife, and the juxtaposition of twittering romantic expectations and tragic neuroses. Reading Rose's work is like turning a valentine to find graffiti underneath: not a pleasant experience, but a compelling one. The couples could not have been better chosen. Each contains one famous waiter: John Ruskin, Thomas Carlyle, John Stuart Mill, Charles Dickens and George Eliot, nee Marian Evans. Three of the unions were devoid of passion, one degenerated into widely publicized scandal, and the sole...
...fastest sculler in the United States is a low-key guy. "There's something about messing around in boats that I find pleasant." Tiff Wood '75 says simply about the sport to which he has dedicated the last 16 years of his life...
...result is one of the most pleasant public gathering areas in a city that is full of them. What is new at the P.O., says the Pavilion's architect, Benjamin Thompson, who also designed Faneuil Hall's Festival Markets, is the freedom of choice. Says he: "We want you to have inexpensive food or expensive food; you can sit down or stand up, go upstairs or down. We want you to feel free...