Word: shake
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sounding voice seems almost to emerge from some inhuman source. This rumbling, rapid-vibratoed effect seems especially apt in the prophetic aria, "Darkness shall cover the earth." The sinister threats to which Owens gives voice send a thrill through the listener, particularly in the long runs of "I will shake the heavens and the earth...
...three-week barrage of posters, table tents, e-mail messages and articles about grapes that preceded the referendum, how could so many abstain? Admittedly, Harvard students are a busy bunch. Even with all the publicity, even with voting as easy as a card swipe, it is not easy to shake us out of the academic and social shells we inhabit...
During the course of the night, the Cure moved around from poppy hits like "Just Like Heaven" to harder-edged cuts like "Shake Dog Shake" and extended the set to moody guitar-driven songs like "Pictures of You." As the show progressed, the band seemed to get more and more comfortable. Smith threw some silly dances into the mix and the band joked on stage between songs...
Probably not, but during two days of anniversary celebrations, the Queen and Prince Philip displayed exceptional openness and humanity. They spoke of each other and their children with far more feeling than they have in the past. Again and again, the Queen stopped to shake hands with people in the crowds, and at one banquet she sat at a table with a jockey, an autoworker and a policewoman. Surely the happiness of the occasion created an expansive mood, but the royal couple's behavior was not entirely spontaneous. The anniversary was an opportunity to present themselves and their children sympathetically...
Holding the ball on the right wing, Scott gave a little stutter-step to his left and drove to his right leaving the Wooster defender in his wake. While the defense recovered from the shake-and-bake move, Scott showed some serious ups by throwing down an authoritative, one-handed, tomahawk dunk...