Word: sips
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...anomalies of war. One Turkish plane hit a Nicosia mental hospital, killing at least 20 patients and throwing the rest into a panic. One small boy rolled on the ground in hysteria and chewed pieces of broken glass. Greek Cypriots defending Nicosia periodically popped into available apartments to sip soda and listen to radio reports of how they were doing. But strangest and saddest of all was that the first battle between Greeks and Turks in seven years had been touched off by bitter animosity between Greek and Greek. The root of the war was enmity between the tall bearded...
After pausing to sip his drink, Al added, "I wish Harvard could learn to leave things alone. But they keep expanding and driving up rents. It's getting so that kids who have lived here all their lives have to move out of Cambridge when they get married...
...going to go to Harvard when he grows up. When Billy heard about my kid, he said there'd be no problem getting him accepted," Al beamed. He took another sip from his drink...
...program, each patient is taken to "Duffy's Tavern," a small room decorated with enough bottles of whisky to lubricate a regiment. The patient is given a nausea-inducing shot and then handed a glass of his favorite brand. He sniffs the aroma, takes a sip and swirls it around in his mouth. Then, sickened, he spits it out into a handy container...
...half-empty cup of coffee in front of him. "You know, I think things will be much better in the spring," he is telling the waitress. "I'm almost sure that I'll be able to sell more of this new line of table clothes." He takes a sip of coffee...