Word: slicking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...through slightly tinted glasses at the assembly-line progression of cars that advance to the starting line, then spurt, roaring, down the track. The small tarmac crew motions the cars into position, first giving them a chance to "warm up their tires." The drivers spin their tires on the slick, wet concrete slab, emitting a rising scream and belching out dense clouds of rubber-laced steam. "That's to get better traction," Bob explains. "You get the tires really hot so they just stick to the track." To facilitate this process, some drivers--Bob included--use "slicks," specialized tires without...
...Cardinal had the better of play in the first half, looking very comfortable on the slick artificial turf at Boston College's Alumni Stadium. Stanford was cheered on by a huge contingent of fans and parents decked out in wigs and cheerleading outfits. HARVARD 6 PROVIDENCE 3 HARVARD 1 STANFORD...
...From Slick Willie in Arkansas to Shifty Willie in his grand jury testimony--let us hope that Clinton becomes Swift Willie, out of the White House. Now! JOSEPH EDMOND BOURQUE Honolulu...
...with lower ratings) about a wandering shaman who stumbles into fame on a home shopping network. But the real star is Jeff Goldblum as the network's frazzled manager. With his lupine smile and fake-intimate voice, he pushes a line of patter that is just a bit too slick to pass for charm. And when his life starts crumbling, you can almost smell his comic flop sweat through the screen. Tom Schulman's script is smart about the media's ability to create celebrities--and the viewer's need to embrace them--until it goes soft-hearted and -headed...
...Riders, an unwitting biosphere resident in the comedy Bio-Dome, and now a crimesolving New York City cop. In his new movie One Tough Cop, Stephen portrays Bo Dietl, a former NYPD officer who apprehended the men who viciously assaulted a New York City nun in 1981. Attired in slick black clothes and with even slicker hair, Stephen looked like a tough cop as he talked about his newest movie, and being one of the stars in the Baldwin constellation...