Word: sittings
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...hundred yards into Greek territorial waters. They've made it into Europe alive. Five minutes later, the radar picks up another dinghy nearby with five more young men, and the drill is repeated. As the captain turns the Lambro toward shore, the 10 men are told to sit on the deck near four large hot-air vents to keep warm...
...what keeps Project East running is much less glamorous: the simple hard work and countless hours spent in preparation and planning. At the model fitting the previous Saturday, Project East has moved the furniture and rugs in the Winthrop JCR to create an impromptu runway. Racks of clothing sit by the windows as the models try on different outfits. There is only one mirror in the entire room, and even that one ends up falling and cracking. The models seem to be running mostly off the feedback from the directors and each other. As models line up to practice their...
...expanding their sphere of operations to such great distance, it is going to become an absolutely humongous task to get this thing under control. It does suggest that they are increasing their capacity to stay out at sea for a much longer period of time. They can just sit and wait until a vessel comes along...
Unfortunately, the primary obstacle to fixing our infrastructure is exactly the problem that anyone still reading is facing; infrastructure is profoundly, unequivocally, and utterly unexciting. There are no union-like picketers banding together to rally for the local toll road. There are no passionate highway rights activists waging sit-ins until freeways receive the new lanes they need to survive. There are no “Save the Bridges” campaigns, and no “I Stand with Route 84” bumper stickers. Despite the staggering number of people served by any individual road or bridge (except...
...driven some two hours over switchback roads from The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, the nearest five-star accommodation, Strathdee makes sure not to exclude the local community. "Prices start at 50," she says, "so a young girl can come in here and buy a pretty hair elastic or just sit in my fashion library...