Word: retains
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...very first scene, for instance, introduces us to the famous three witches of Macbeth--who in Umabatha have become Sangomas, or Zulu diviner-women. rattling bones across the ground to tell the future and chanting maniacal melodies as they dance around their fire, the three Sangomas retain their function as eerie, ambiguous messengers of the world beyond, even as they are transformed into traditional icons of Zulu myth...
...understanding," he says. "It sounds fluffy and goofy, but we take it seriously." Aware that Wall Street is asking if he can build as well as cut, he's equally intent on raising circulation 50%, to 1.5 million, an unheard-of target in an industry struggling just to retain readers...
...greater number of letters to the editors than in past years, I caution those responsible for editing and publishing the letters to take extra care in ensuring both that the author's meaning is preserved and that bias does not creep into choices about what language to cut or retain. Choices about which letters to publish should ensure that the diversity of reader opinion on the Harvard campus is properly represented. The Crimson should continue to retain as much of a letter's own language as possible and exercise caution in those instances in which a letter must be edited...
Smaller retailers also retain stores in Cambridge and along the Newbury promenade. Boutiques like Aldo, Blades and Newbury Comics appeal to the young and fad-conscious crowd that frequents the area around the University as well as the posh Boston strip...
...team struggled to retain control of the ball and consequentially afforded the Minutemen multiple scoring opportunities...