Word: sag
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Shuttlethwaite. She plays the role of the obnoxious busybody to the hilt. Her hand gestures, her diction and her stage presence are all fantastic. Her performance is terrific except for one minor detail. It seems that a woman of Julia's social standing would not constantly let her stockings sag around her ankles...
...silver skillet in full view of the customers, tasted like a combination of the best pancakes from the Pancake House and an onion bagel. The dough was soft and tasty. The scallion pancake is a good appetizer to begin a meal with, and even better as an ending. SAG...
...Changes occur in the skin. The topmost layer, or epidermis, becomes dry and blemished. The middle layer, or dermis, thins dramatically, making the skin seem translucent, and becomes much less elastic and supportive. These changes, along with loss of fat from the underlying subcutaneous layer, cause the skin to sag and wrinkle. Drinking, smoking and suntanning speed up these processes. With less fat and a decline in the activity of sweat glands, the skin becomes a less efficient regulator of body temperature. The result: older people have a harder time staying warm and cooling off. Protective pigment-forming cells that...
...Oriental bell towers and high-tech confections of steel girders and stained glass. Not all are distinctive, but Krzysztof Chwalibog, deputy chairman of the Association of Polish Architects in Warsaw, contends, "This is bringing back good design to Poland." Good workmanship too. Unlike secular Polish buildings, which seem to sag and crack even before completion, most churches are being built to last. The same workmen who rarely worry about right angles for the state are lavishing care on ecclesiastical projects. They are inspired by faith and the commitment of most congregations to pay wages of $200 to $300 a month...
...weren't going to score from the inside, that was a forgone conclusion," Roby said. "They were going to deny us the post, sag back on defense, and make us stick it from the perimeter." In formulating that strategy, UNH hoped that the outside cold would find its way into the arena. The Wildcats guessed right, as the Crimson's early shooting was frigid...