Word: sit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...potential running mates--none of whom have yet been approached. Hogan feels his lack of political experience, or any real knowledge of policy whatsoever, will not be a hindrance. "If you have a lot of specialized people around you to bring you up to speed...you can basically sit down as a layman and decide what's right and wrong for the country." And if it comes to Jesse vs. Hulk for the presidency? "I'd like to get him in the ring, to basically stomp...
...American Century (Knopf; 710 pages; $50) by Harold Evans. The books are distinctly different, but each has much to recommend it, not least because Jennings, a Canadian national, and British-born Evans, now a U.S. citizen, view their subject from the perspective of resident Tocquevilles. Their books will sit well on the coffee table when they are not being devoured...
...distinctly Scottish melodies or overtones in the symphony and no bagpipe harmonies or haunting folk tunes. The lack of stereotypical Scottish themes makes room for Mendelssohn's own creative energy. The final movement's majestic theme, not heard in any of the previous sections, will make an audience sit up and listen more closely. The Handel & Haydn Society performed the symphony admirably. The work was fluid and captivating, moving from melancholy to poetic to lively without any stops. There were no breaks between the movements, a departure from the traditional format most composers, including Mendelssohn himself, used. Mendelssohn's fundamental...
...advisory committee has been meeting for three years examining the IM and is comprised of financial aid officers and economists. College Board staff members, like Joyce, sit in on the meetings...
...have to pity people who don't know how to type. There are fewer and fewer such creatures around nowadays, but once in a while you spot one. While others sit staring endlessly at the screen, looking for just the right word, they sit staring endlessly at the keyboard, looking for just the right letter...