Word: shoulder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...dark suit and tie, took the stage to the impassioned cheers of the audience, who recognized this opportunity for the precious one that it was--a chance to hear a legend, aging but still creative as ever, perform in an intimate setting. As Dylan, a Stratocaster slung over his shoulder, launched into his classic, "Maggie's Farm," the thick, biting sound of the band immediately announced to the audience that this concert was not going to be a swan song for an artist past his prime, no nostalgia trip for those wishing to rekindle fond memories of the 60s. Much...
...name suggests that the arts at Harvard have a chip on their shoulder. The designation "Arts First" seems to imply that, for one weekend, academics, athletics, spiritual exercises and other activities are to be demoted to secondary or tertiary status beneath the arts. Conversely, it implies that the arts themselves are devalued for the rest of the year, whereas for a large section of the Harvard community, the arts are an integral part of daily and weekly life, year-round...
...shoulder to cry on; 2)"Fertilization from good stock if that (biological) clock starts ticking"; and 3)His help blowing up anyone she wanted...
They mulched their first garden with bales of straw they found in the barn, but the straw was loaded with seed, "so we had shoulder-high weeds in no time," says Rice. Their attempt at a two-acre wildflower meadow--the current planting of choice for exurban sophisticates--was also overrun by native grasses. A Japanese beetle infestation led them to buy traps that attract the insects with a sexual scent. Such traps work well in suburban backyards, but on a farm they work too well. "We filled garbage bags with the bastards," says Rice. Finally, they asked a neighboring...
...raise from any single donor. While typical wannabes might go to five donors to raise $10,000, a rich counterpart can just write a check and devote time normally spent at fund raisers to winning votes instead. That explains why the parties narrowcast for fat-walleted candidates who can shoulder the burden themselves. It also explains why elders of both parties quietly persuaded the authors of the McCain-Feingold campaign-finance reform bill to remove new limits on the amount wealthy candidates can contribute to their own campaigns. Grumbles law professor Jamin Raskin: "Working-class people have about as much...