Word: set-up
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...burnouts, nothing dramatic." Many of the souped-up vehicles possess more bells and whistles than a groaning Christmas tree. Bob points out the "snorkels," bulbous protuberances on the hoods of many of the dragsters for scooping in air. Bob himself opts for a "tunnel ramp," a double carbeurator set-up that does much the same thing. "Some of them use nitrous oxide--you know, laughing gas--because it gives you a lot more power," Bob nods toward the tell-tale white spurts coming out from under the hood as the engines revved...
...mezzanine now contains a C'est Bon cafe with booths and tables set up for eating and studying, similar to the cafe set-up in the Barker Center...
...Yorker reporter who dug into her background, she was the Vengeful Woman, an insecure gossip who had become embittered about the opposite sex because of a philandering father and her own failed marriage. Then, according to an account by media watchdog Steven Brill, she was the Set-Up Artist, a conniver who teamed up with literary agent Lucianne Goldberg to expose Clinton's alleged misdeeds primarily because she wanted a book deal. In a report last week on previously undisclosed Tripp tapes in U.S. News & World Report, she appeared to be egging on Lewinsky's confessions (or fantasies...
...think Currier is more vulnerable because everything is centralized, and people feel more comfortable [than theyshould]," Das said. "The set-up makes us feelsafer than we should...
...befitted the reputation attached to their "fete," Eliot House residents expressed unanimous pride in their courtyard set-up, which included a large tent for swing dancing to supplement club music inside the dining hall...