Word: short
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cross country season is so short, you cannot afford to not look forward to a race," Martin said. "The importance of the race means nothing unless you are prepared mentally and physically...
...undemanding, the actors lift him by hiccups into heaven on the cross. Jesus, son of God, gladly gives his life to purge us of our sins. We can all sing to this tune. We can all be uplifted. We can all expect the resurrection to take place before a short reception in the lobby. Christ the man killed, we celebrate Christ the lamb, nipping at his heels, holding him in place. For 2,000 years he has been a dead man, pure as a corpse, loving as a sheepdog...
...McNamara said the dining hall employee may press charges in light of the prank. While trying to stop the thieves, he was dragged a short distance by the motor vehicle...
...much too polite for that. We sit in a vinyl booth, at a table covered in red Formica, underneath a wall filled with photographs of the BU football team while electric fans hum overhead. Two burly Boston cops sit in the booth behind ours, shouting at the short order cook in a Boston accent worthy of a Jordan's Furniture commercial. Their noise does not drown out the precise, thoughtful speech and South African accent of Mr. Morris, however, and somehow the two tables, worlds apart, settle into an even coexistence. The short order cook begins to sing the theme...
...Well, he's got a big body, but to me he's dull. He's got a dull body, a dull face. But bigness certainly helps--short guys have a very hard time--as we know with Michael Dukakis and Jimmy Carter...