Search Details

Word: slower (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Some buyers enjoy the status that comes with owning a unique parcel of land surrounded by 360° water views. Others are seeking a more intimate connection to nature, a slower pace of life or the increasingly elusive senses of privacy and security. Interest spiked after the 9/11 attacks, says Chris Krolow, CEO of Private Islands Inc., a company specializing in island sales. There are an estimated 700 habitable private islands in the U.S., most located off the coasts of New York, Maine, New Jersey and Connecticut; in the Great Lakes region; along the shores of Florida and the Carolinas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Own Private Island | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...with a heavy guitar line while Collins showcases his impressive falsetto, transforming the glam rock tune into a darker affair. “Fire in the Western World” conveys less all-out hysteria than the original punk song, with the vocals pushed into the background and a slower tempo, but a military-style drumbeat maintains the song’s sense of urgency. The album’s missteps are few. “Race To The Bottom” is an eight-minute, heavily distorted instrumental that most listeners are likely to skip, but as the penultimate...

Author: By Jeffrey W. Feldman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Dirtbombs | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...between New Delhi and Agra, home of the Taj Mahal. Tourists making day trips to India's most popular tourist attraction now can book online and sit in comfortable seats during a trip that takes less than two hours instead of almost three. Even on longer, slower trips the catering, which is now outsourced, has improved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Working on the Railroad | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

...sensory experience. What's more, the scientists were also able to study how different kinds of whiskers transmit different kinds of sensations. Short hairs, which are located on the front of the snout, transmit higher frequencies and vibrate fastest, while longer whiskers, which are further back, move slower and transmit lower frequencies. Says Moore: "They behave like the strings on a harp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rats' Whiskers Have Feelings, Too | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

...Matt Basilico and the consistent placements of sophomore Christopher Kinner. Harvard’s top finisher in the slalom and giant slalom, Kinner landed the 32nd position in the two downhill events. Basilico was the next Crimson athlete to cross the line in both races, skiing a single second slower than Kinner at the 39th spot in the GS. Unable to race for the past few carnivals due to back injury, Basilico leapt into this weekend with little practice. “We saw really good skiing from Matt Basilico given that he had been off snow for three weeks...

Author: By Kara T. Kelley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Finishes Up Season of Progress With Familiar Finish at EISAs | 2/25/2008 | See Source »

Previous | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | Next