Word: statement
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...look" of the store that is the whole point. I have no problem with stores that cater to a certain image. In today's individualized world no one can appeal to everyone. But I do have a problem when I feel that this "look" becomes a statement. I do have a problem when I sense that this statement is exclusive...
...good reason. Not only did the officers leave Ovando paralyzed for life, they also framed him, according to a new sworn statement from Perez. He also says Ovando wasn't armed and that officers planted the gun after they shot him. (Authorities aren't speculating as to why the cops shot Ovando, although sources told the Los Angeles Times that officials are probing charges the officers stole from drug dealers...
...want to make a statement with a really, really expensive metal, you could go with osmium. My personal favorite is gadolinium. When you say it fast, it sings. On the more fanciful side, californium, for the laid-back customer, einsteinium, for the exceptionally wise money manager, neptunium, for stratospheric credit limits, and, for those just starting out, lead. --Tim Foecke, metallurgist, National Institute of Standards and Technology
...your report you referred to my candidacy for mayor and my statement that international travel has given me the background to govern the city. You asked, "Wonder where, exactly, she has been?" As the next mayor of Baltimore, I would have appreciated an in-depth interview with your reporter in order to answer that question...
...leave their mark, and in the debate over the merits of grafitti, such a point seems more important than legalities. Additionally grafitti is also a sign of anger, resentment, and a sort of liberation in defying society's laws. The creation of graffiti is as much a political statement as a physical act. The works cannot be considered independent of their function as social protest. In the eyes of the critic, the fact that grafitti is ultimately grounded in social reality underlines its importance as part of society's visual culture, while also underlining the irony of displaying grafitti...