Word: spokenness
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...service and decor are only a detraction from delicious food, not a means to an end. The Holy Grail, the establishment that serves authentic”ethnic” cooking, not dumbed down for the American palate, is worth more than all others combined. It is often spoken of in hushed tones, with a reverent bow of the head, but so rarely found...
This commitment has been echoed by both Gross and Kirby, who have spoken extensively with student representatives to the Committee on Undergraduate Education and the Undergraduate Council during the past months...
...position to make a difference as the country's Vice Premier. As everybody sipped green tea in a meeting room at Zhongnanhai, the Beijing leadership compound, Wen listened politely to their pitch for streamlining the investment-approval process. The businessmen leaned closer to hear Wen's soft-spoken answer. "He gave the usual bureaucratic response," says one participant, who notes that 18 months later nothing has been done. "He said China is a big country with big problems and blah blah. It didn't inspire confidence...
...barely spoken since. "He's torn up inside," says Phanom, his uncle. Tough measures are needed to battle drugs, Phanom agrees. "But killing people in the streets is just too cruel...
...Kuumba Singers of Harvard College started the festival in 1998 as a fund-raiser, according to the BAF website, but it has grown significantly since then, attracting guests such as the hip-hop group The Roots and spoken word performer Sonia Sanchez...