Word: shoulder
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...violin," Conner muses to himself, and the wheel is some kind of concert instrument clearly. In a continuous search where one-tenth of a knot is considered a quantum find, he is thought to be worth a full knot himself. Puffs of wind can be calibrated on his shoulder blades. Tiny fractions of speed are visible to him on the sails. Like a fastidious haberdasher, he is constantly pinching and reshaping the fabric. In his salt-stung eyes, which now and then send him tearing off to Perth doctors, the ocean appears multicolored, rich in textures, contours and clues. Some...
With its critical, popular and insider acclaim swelling, Platoon began to shoulder its way toward the front rank of Oscar favorites. By now it would have to be counted as the front runner, and Hollywood is furrowing its back with self-congratulatory pats for making this big bold message movie. To Stone, Hollywood's claim of paternity for Platoon must seem a rich joke. He and Hollywood both know that Platoon -- like The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, The Boys in Company C, The Killing Fields and nearly all the serious movies about the war in Southeast Asia -- secured its major...
...probably dislike. Nathan, a self-conscious fellow, does not allow the reader to forget that the words on the page are made up, inventions: "Being Zuckerman is one long performance and the very opposite of what is thought of as being oneself." So much for sincere, straight-from-the-shoulder storytelling. People who want to know what really happens in a work of fiction, a peculiar but widespread desire, are going to find themselves bewildered. Only one incontestable fact can be gleaned from the book: The Counterlife got written...
Morton Thiokol has agreed to shoulder 60% of the payments--a contribution the Justice Department insists is not an admission of guilt. Besides, a settlement is in the interests of both the Government and the company. Had Morton Thiokol been brought to court, it would have faced the risk of an even higher payout. In fighting the lawsuits, moreover, the company would be likely to sue the Government...
Harvard has an even better reason to want to knock off Clarkson. Toward the end of last season, the Golden Knights served up two punishing defeats to a Harvard team which was gunning for the NCAAs, knocked Scott Fusco out with a separated shoulder, almost single-handedly spoiling the team's season in the process...