Word: possess
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Remembrance of Some Things past: Few argue that Marcel Proust didn't possess a remarkable memory. But even the recent three-volume edition of Provst's work remains unwieldy. You can't carry a boxed set on the subway...
...land extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, one of the great engineering achievements of all time and a boon to the seagoing nations of the world. Within the Canal Zone, our country was granted in perpetuity "all the rights, power and authority. . . which the U.S. would possess and exercise if it were the sovereign of the territory...
Making a shambles of the Stork Club or hanging over the side of a building from a fire hose, O'Toole chews up the scenery with the gusto and relish that only British actors seem to possess. Of course, precious few crumbs are left for the rest of the cast to nibble on. They manage as best they can, but they simply don't triumph over the material. It's hard to pass judgement on Mark Linn-Baker; the timorous quality of his nice-Jewish-boy persona seems to have been written into the script, and there's little that...
...colors called natural vinyl and natural nylon. Considering nature's own glaring penchant for diverse and gaudy colors, it is illogical that any anemic shade should be called (as convention calls it) natural. And it is preposterous to put that label on synthetic stuff. If man-made plastics possess a natural color, then it is fair to ask: What is the natural color of a Buick...
...players aren't like most unions. Because they possess extremely rare skills, the pro gridders can put forward a much tougher bargaining position than most industrial workers. It's easier to replace a Pittsburgh steel worker than a Pittsburgh Steeler. Moreover, the players are a small, relatively homogeneous group whose individual experiences in relating to management are quite similar, all these factors contribute to the remarkable solidarity of their union...