Word: skilling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...immediate obstacle: Phipps is not to be found at the house where Maggs' money installed him. So the convict takes an expedient job as a footman at the house next door, the better to spot Phipps when he returns. Very quickly--Carey mimes perfectly the Victorian novelist's skill at making the implausible seem inevitable--Maggs comes to the attention of one of his master's dinner guests, the rising young author Tobias Oates. When Maggs, serving the wine, collapses from the pain of a tic douloureux in his cheek, Oates volunteers to relieve the servant's anguish by mesmerizing...
...hard, and full body checking is not allowed among the women--play is just as intense and often very rough. No body checking usually means a fast-moving game grounded in the essential techniques of passing and stick handling. The hockey of the U.S. women's team is a skill sport. Says Mike Eruzione, captain of the "miracle on ice" 1980 U.S. men's Olympic team: "They have great feet and keep the game very basic. They are really a pleasure to watch...
...vote for Best Picture. It's well-written, well-acted, and just plain well done. Robin Williams, reprising his mentor role from "Dead Poet's Society," is brilliant, as usual, and gained a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his efforts. Matt Damon (Best Actor nominee) plays with wit and skill the tough kid from South Boston who's really a genius. But the real reason I loved "Good Will Hunting" is that even before I entered the theater, I felt like I had some stake...
...Harvard's talented players can play up tothe skill and speed they are capable of, a win issurely within their grasp...
...nights ago the Harvard men's basketball team lost to the 11th-ranked Princeton Tigers. The Crimson played with desire, drive and want. Yet, these inner motivating forces paled in comparison to the skill, talent and size of its opponent...