Word: snarls
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...internationalists stayed behind, unconvinced that their work in Nicaragua was over simply because the government was again wearing business suits rather than olive-drab fatigues. These were the folks driven by a long term commitment to people and issues, rather than a bandwagon cause de jour; the ones who snarl at the label "Sandalista...
...Will Be Blood Geysers of hype fuel this oilman epic. But psychologically, it's a big, dry well Johnny Depp Sweeney Todd He's fierce, wondrous, haunted, funny, scary--and on key Daniel Day-Lewis There Will Be Blood A superb actor in an opaque role--it's all snarl, no soul Julie Christie Away from Her She radiates the vague cunning of dementia, its creeping oblivion Marion Cotillard La Vie en Rose Her Edith Piaf has the big gestures but lacks the sad internal music
French President Nicolas Sarkozy likes to adopt a Travis Bickle "you-talkin-to-me?" swagger when seeking to intimidate political rivals, protesters and the French media. But it remains to be seen whether Sarkozy's snarl will prompt a retreat by hardened rebel fighters in Chad. Amid a lull in the battle for control of the Chadian capital of N'Djamena on Tuesday, Sarkozy responded to rebel threats of renewed violence by warning, "If France must do its duty, it will - let no one doubt that...
...change of heart was so powerful and so organic that at first I chalked it up to hormones. What else would explain my reaction if he approached while she nursed, which was to bare my teeth and snarl? Soon my ferocious protectiveness soured into tired irritation. He shed on her burp cloths. He bayed as she napped. He developed a taste for diapers. Our relationship deteriorated to a cycle of infractions followed by scoldings. Before I knew it, I had withdrawn from him his exalted former status. In the span of a few months, I had demoted him from...
...outshone and blown away by the full-on dance single that is “Dashboard.” Which makes sense: if it worked well before, it’ll work better louder, longer, and faster. For the most part, Brock is right on target. His once-alienated snarl now drips with charisma, accompanied by the kind of thunderous, propulsive drumming that bullies wallflowers into action. The entire endeavor seems to be on the verge of losing control even with Johnny Marr’s coolheaded guitar-playing; the veteran Smiths guitarist may have been around the block once...