Word: shrug
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sentiment, or lack of it, is common in the business. As one eminent three-year-old after another fell apart this spring - Deputy Minister, Stalwart, Lets Dont Fight, et al. - the horsemen's reaction was generally to shrug and say, "This is racing." But the fans tend more to be of the Black Beauty school of horse lovers, and the anthropomorphizing before the 108th Derby was fierce...
...Israeli invasion is what about," you he said. want to Then a talk shrug, suggesting that to him an Israeli invasion was just another event, like the sun rising. "We would rather talk peace. But they say we of the P.L.O. are terrorists, so we must fight...
...higher altitudes of the fashion business. He gave up going to a favorite restaurant because the owner, with Italianate reverence, insisted on calling him maestro, and he treats the fine art of fashion with fitting insouciance. "My ideas may come from unimportant things," he says with a shrug. "From a book, a film, from talking to my staff or from watching how people behave and live. I cannot allow myself the luxury of waiting for 'the moment of inspiration.' I design clothes that can be produced at a certain cost, that can be sold and can be worn...
...only about 18 safe districts, meaning that the Democrats could wind up with a nine-seat advantage this fall. "It resembles nothing so much as a jigsaw puzzle designed by an inmate of a mental institution," wrote Dan Walters, a columnist for the Sacramento Union. Said Burton with a shrug: "It's my contribution to modern...
...enter." As to what she is not-including the "bitch" her enemies accused her of being-Sheed is less sure. She is not "a heartless schemer," she is not a "cold climber." Certainly she is not just "Luce's woman." In the end, all he can do is shrug and quote his subject: " 'Do not defend me' is almost her heraldic motto, and I'll do my best...