Word: pretender
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...helps to provide a sense of community for an often-disconnected Harvard populace. By using FM as a sort of informant, the administration weakens its ability to act as a bridge between students. Harvard’s weekend social activities are no secret to anyone. For the administration to pretend that seeing it in print would startle anyone is simply pretentious...
...leaving her in a field of snow to give the audience insight into her doom-riddled fear of abandonment. Moreover, although the most crucial aspect of Katie’s affliction that feeds into the final plot twist is rather obvious right from the start, the movie chooses to pretend that the viewer has no clue about this key fact and plows through scene after scene that would be tense and suspenseful if only the underlying cause were not already made clear...
...sketch the opening measures of “Oh My Sweet Carolina.” The crowd responded, grateful, but Adams abridged the song: “Don’t do that,” he gestured at the applause, “that makes me nervous. Just pretend you don’t like me and I’ll love you forever. Just ask my girlfriend.” He was self-deprecating but forceful and present, and “Sweet Carolina” was as beautifully rendered as anyone could have hoped...
...time terrorists take hold in the country, it's going to weaken the country itself," President Bush said Tuesday of his planned talks with his Indonesian counterpart. Secretary of State Colin Powell was even more pointed: "We can see now that you are not exempt from this, you cannot pretend it does not exist in your country," said Powell, reflecting longstanding U.S. frustration over what Washington sees has been Jakarta's denial in the face of a growing menace. "I hope this will reinforce Indonesian determination to deal with this kind of threat...
...himself, he does his thing to the best of his ability and he picks projects that give him an opportunity to show you his talent. You love him for him," says LL. "I'm not a teenager, I'm not a gangster, and I have no reason to pretend to be. I'm 34. I'm a guy who loves his music and enjoys what he does. I love my family--I'm not ashamed to say I have a wife and four kids--and I just don't allow any of the normal rap stereotypes to stop me from...