Word: slight
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Lowe’s boyish giggle offsets the subdued mohawk and slight trace of black eyeliner that betray his rock-star alter ego. When singing in his new band “Tommy and the Tigers,” Lowe’s costume choices range from a pink lounge suit to black leather pants, and his crisp gyrations, coaxing smile, and lusty vocals draw in audiences. Lowe has been playing to the crowd in one form or another for the majority of his conscious life, and he’s not about to stop...
...find myself in a meeting that has the slight feeling of an arranged outcome to it,” Fisher said to thunderous applause...
African-American students comprise 9.2 percent of the incoming freshman class, a slight increase from 8.9 percent in the class of 2008. Asian Americans make up 18.7 percent of the class of 2009, down from 19.9 percent. Latino students constitute 7.4 percent of the incoming class, falling from last year’s figure of 8.8 percent. Native Americans hold 0.9 percent of the spots, slightly down from 1.1 percent last year...
...DIED. MITSURU HANADA, 55, slight but skillful grappler hailed as the "Prince of Sumo" for his courageous style and good looks; from oral cancer; in Tokyo. A trim 100 kg, Hanada?who fought as Ozeki Takanohana I?followed his grand-champion elder brother Wakanohana I into the dohyo (ring), reaching the sport's ?lite division at age 18 and attracting a spirited fan base over his 16-year career. After retiring in 1981, Hanada became director of the Japan Sumo Association; he is the father of two grand champions of the 1990s, Wakanohana III and Takanohana...
...strip of parked cars or vegetation to shield pedestrians from traffic. Reid Ewing, associate professor of urban studies at the University of Maryland, believes we may be seeing the first fruits of those efforts. After steadily declining for decades, the number of trips Americans made by walking showed a slight uptick in 2001, from 7% of all trips to 9%, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics...