Word: shades
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...houses with a south aspect, the sun's rays penetrate into the porticoes in the winter, but in summer the path of the sun is right over head and above the roof, so there is shade. We should build the south side loftier to get the winter sun and the north side lower to keep out the cold winds...
...years ago. Unlike Bill Clinton's alleged amour in the U.S., the Ashdown affair left voters sympathizing with the party leader they had not known well before. Even so, whoever comes up with a Commons majority after next week, the bold leadership Britain knew during the 1980s stands to shade into a more uncertain thing. Tories and Labour are groping for new directions. Ashdown commands the middle of the road, but he may get trampled under the stampede to join...
...portrays Martin's ingenious abilities to pour wine in a glass till the sound of the liquid ceases, and tell by the warmth on his hand whether the leaf he is touching is in the light or the shade...
...gorgeous red hair that would make Sy Sperling weep in envy. Indeed, the woman on these covers is usually a redhead, her carrottop blazing in technicolor glory. This makes sense, since red is the color of fire trucks (read: heat), apples (read: "fall from innocence") and the best-selling shade of lipstick in America (read: sex symbol.) The association is obvious. Blondes are the next most popular, followed by brunettes...
Memory integrates the past with the present: desires, fantasies, fears, even mood can shade the recollection. People have a tendency to suppress unpleasant experiences and embellish events to make themselves feel more important or attractive. "Some of us like to see ourselves in a rosier light," observes psychologist Elizabeth Loftus of the University of Washington, "that we gave more to charity than we really did, that we voted in the last election when we really didn't, that we were nicer to our kids than we really were...