Word: sternly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Upon opening the envelope, I discovered that the Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner desperately needed to replace whoever was currently in charge of public relations. In addition to the stern “Jury duty: Your civic obligation,” jury duty has at least two other uninspiring mottos, curiously at odds with each other: for altruists, “Jury Duty: You Make the Difference,” and, for the self-interested, “Jury Service...It’s For You.” I also learned that I had been assigned to jury duty...
...constant problem. For we who have endured the pain of migraines for decades, the cure cannot come soon enough. And while medical professionals may be more sophisticated than they were years ago, many doctors still have no conception of the intensity of pain experienced by migraine sufferers. CHRIS STERN Hoboken...
...designer-sunglasses-clad, moneyed class. Not that there are many signs of a trickle-down effect just yet. A drink at these establishments would cost nearly a week's salary for the hospital administrator who put me up in her dining room under the watchful gaze of stern family portraits. Kyrgyzstan's burgeoning homestay movement is a boon to both sides, bringing locals income and providing visitors with a cheap, clean bed and friendly faces. At another homestay in a more traditional rural area, where women wear head scarves and men white-felt hats, a whole evening was spent with...
...Getting the movie made there?made at all?was a battle in itself. From near and far, the filmmakers met with armed resistance: armed, that is, with papers in triplicate and stern shakes of the head. The producers had to meet with the local People's Committees and let Vietnamese censors pore over the script by Christopher Hampton and Robert Schenkkan. "Everything was an obstacle," says executive producer Sydney Pollack, who bought the rights to the novel in 1988 and thought of directing it himself before Noyce got the itch in 1995. "The permits were a nightmare. Moving equipment...
While the economy and Lewis’ letter have been blamed for everything from PBHA shortfalls to a downturn in Undergraduate Council candidates, some students also acknowledge that a stern Sept. 8 speech by Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby to the Class of 2006 may have played a role in decreased participation by first-years...