Word: slicing
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...come to choose fruit, vegetables and meats for their Sunday dinner. But in recent years, as hordes of tourists have swarmed under its iron roof each day, the Boqueria has become dotted with stands selling packaged goods (pre-cut watermelons wrapped with forks) or cooked food (pizza by the slice). To some purists, however, the replacement of a longstanding vegetable stall with Pazzta, the tile-and-chrome fresh pasta store, is a reminder of how much the character of the Boqueria is changing. For others, it's simply a case of the market adapting to the tastes of its clientele...
...have attained that level of education. And high school graduates, the military says, make better soldiers than dropouts. The CBO, which does not make recommendations but only charts options for lawmakers, estimates that somewhere between 27,000 and 165,000 would be drafted each year. That relatively small slice - some 2 million males turn 18 each year - could resurrect the problems seen in the Vietnam era when deferments and friendly draft boards kept some well-connected young men out of uniform. Under current law, women could not be drafted...
...What I found myself thinking about, curiously enough, was Les Miserables. Whether you steal some bread or casually decline a slice of pork, in certain situations terrible consequences can ensue from such seeming inconsequences - not to mention a narrative of epic proportions. I'm not saying that Goya's Ghosts is ever going to be regarded as a world-historical masterpiece. But it has grand scale and grand ambitions, and in the midst of our annual silly season at the movies I would like to suggest that, flawed as it is, the film does reward our serious attention...
Lawaetz said that he’s hopeful that the precedent-setting race McNichol made possible will spread beyond the borders of the small slice of water that separates Boston and Cambridge...
...With taxes representing nearly 80% of the price of every packet of cigarettes sold, why doesn't France legalize marijuana to claim a similar revenue slice? Because, as with tobacco and alcohol, cannabis sales are hottest among young people, who by developing the habit earlier will find kicking it harder to do. The French study found that nearly 50% of 17-year-olds reported having smoked dope at least once in their lives; nearly one third admitted having done so in the preceding month, and 16% cited regular or daily use. Average age for first use, meanwhile, is just over...