Word: roof
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...same might be said of Wouk. His plot is sometimes cumbersome and contrived. The wedding of Natalie's Polish relatives, for ex ample, looks as if it had been borrowed from Fiddler on the Roof, and the timing, the night before the German invasion, is ludicrous. His dialogue is often wooden. "Why did you insist on marrying me?" Natalie asks Byron. "We could have made love as much as you wanted. But now you've tied me to you on this rope of burning nerves." Furthermore, in all the hours of script there is scarcely a glint...
Last February, the Bulldogs--led by Paul Tortorella's sensational goaltending--took a 5-3 decision at Ingalls Rink, also known as "the Yale whale" for its humped roof. Tonight's rematch is at the 9000-seat New Haven Coliseum, famous as one of the world's ugliest buildings. The Yale ticket office expects the Coliseum to be more than half-filled...
...week he gave a great performance in a career marked by great performances. For the old ballplayer, his debut was one from the heart. "Once, I remember we went to a drive-in movie, and the blacks had to sit in the back on benches with a little tin roof overhead in case it rained. Memories like that make you want to do something for Dr. King...
...down. The family pleaded with the police to wait, pointing out that Yehoshua was in the process of obtaining a temporary court injunction barring the demolition, but the authorities refused to hold off". As the bulldozer rolled forward, Yehoshua's son Shimon, 25, fired his pistol from the roof. He hit no one, but a policeman quickly shot Shimon dead. His relatives insisted later that he had fired in the air or at the wheels of the bulldozer; the police said he had aimed at them. Cried his sister Dvora: "He survived the war in Lebanon, only...
...Cairo when Sister Emmanuelle, 74, awakens in her hut with its dirt floor and gaping hole in the roof. After washing in a bucket, she sets out on a two-mile walk to attend Mass at the nearest church. She is clad in a white smock and a necklace