Word: spined
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...producing. Carney pounded himself into exhaustion by show’s end, which might explain the brevity of the encore, comprised of just two songs from 2004’s excellent “Rubber Factory.” It’s tough work constructing the spine to prop up Auerbach’s complex guitar work, and Carney, teeth gritted, threw his whole body into every song. What is emphasized in their live show is the rawness of the Keys’ sound, and it may be this pared down power that makes them appealing to such...
...Unfortunately, the book’s scope is too narrow. According to Oz, one could “mention the words ‘freshman fifteen’ to any red-blooded female and watch a shudder run up her spine.” But are women really the only ones gaining weight in college? I think not, and Oz does little to address the needs of male students. College life presents novel freedoms that are so exciting, dietary balance is often left out of the equation for men and women alike...
...think you guys need to get a little bit of a spine, step back a little bit, and have a little bit of a sense of what goes on in the world, and why you’re creating this phenomenon,” Cagle said...
Does Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki have the political spine to deal with Iraq's No. 1 problem - the Shi'ite militias? There's a growing suspicion in Baghdad that he does not. Having promised, for the umpteenth time, to crack down on the sectarian death squads wreaking havoc on the Iraqi capital, the prime minister promptly turned around and castigated U.S. forces for doing precisely that. The Iraqi leader claimed that a predawn raid Wednesday on a militia stronghold by U.S. and Iraqi soldiers had been conducted without his approval, and said such attacks would not be repeated...
...words can throw a chill up the American spine as fast as the phrase, "or I'll sue." As in, "Pay up, or I'll sue." Even if you suspect that the threat's a crock, the real and imagined horrors of a briefcase-bully will send many of us wheedling for absolution just to stay out of court. We're cowards that way, shy about calling the bluff of those litigious little creeps who itch for a legal showdown over every petty spat...