Word: shavings
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...after the owner of a shop near the checkpoint vouched for them. "The police realized that if we disappeared, the shopkeeper might be able to identify them as the ones who captured us," says one of the brothers. A few days later, one of the brothers had another close shave when he stopped in a busy neighborhood to buy black-market gas. A car bomb went off 50 yards away, destroying his car. Luckily, he had stepped out of the vehicle to negotiate with the seller; he got away with minor shrapnel wounds. One tiny shard ripped into his shirt...
...morning of June 28, 1984, my captors came to shave me and take my picture. The three of us were brought together and we met a representative from Switzerland. We didn't believe him when he said that we, along with the other three soldiers, were being exchanged for 350 Syrian prisoners. We were so frightened...
...NASA is hoping to shave off the last two of its planned 17 upcoming shuttle flights by encouraging private industry to develop a commercial short-hop space vehicle to ferry astronauts and supplies to and from the space station. Then, to replace the shuttle, NASA is planning a new-generation, Apollo-style capsule capable of going on to the moon. Foam should not be an issue on the next-generation space ship because the crew capsule will sit atop the rocket rather than essentially hug the rockets as does the shuttle. If foam insulation is used, any debris will fall...
...most part, yes. In the near term, economists say, Katrina may shave half a point off GDP growth over the next couple of quarters, largely because everyone from homeowners to truckers to airlines will be paying more for energy. But the U.S. economy can withstand some big blows. The nation was emerging from recession on 9/11, and that event did not ruin the recovery (thanks to billions in tax breaks). A slowdown may give the Fed reason to suspend its interest-rate hikes, a prospect that has already sparked a bond-market rally. While Katrina's impact on the Gulf...
...information that they don't think is worthwhile, it's not going to do you any good. So the idea, I think, is to do a competent job in terms of getting information to the press corps so that they respect you. You never lie. You never try to shave the truth. But on the other hand, you've got to keep in mind the guy I'm working for is the President...