Word: stood
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...described the figure of Rosa Parks during the Civil Rights Movement, saying that her moral witness shamed people--she stood behind something that was morally right without expecting a tangible reward...
...students scored better than public school students in language and science, but the differences were, the study found, "relatively small." In the other areas tested--reading, math, social studies and "total battery"--voucher students did no better than their public school counterparts. In fact, the only students who really stood out--for their weak performance--were those in the city's two Hope academies. The test scores of these students, who are the poster children for vouchers in Cleveland, were not just lower, according to the study, but "significantly and substantially lower" than those of public school students...
...sweet and vulnerable as he whispers childlike rhymes, and becomes outwardly chilling and disquieting when he shouts them into the microphone. As he warmed to the crowd, Linkous occasionally cracked a smile--or did until the talking became disruptive during the quieter songs. The buzz continued unabated as he stood, eyes closed, crooning the poignant lyrics. After that, he growled without looking up: "You can talk as much as you want during this one--it doesn't even fucking matter,” then proceeded to rock out for a blistering five minutes. The noise died down temporarily...
...sweet and vulnerable as he whispers childlike rhymes, and becomes outwardly chilling and disquieting when he shouts them into the microphone. As he warmed to the crowd, Linkous occasionally cracked a smile--or did until the talking became disruptive during the quieter songs. The buzz continued unabated as he stood, eyes closed, crooning the poignant lyrics. After that, he growled without looking up: "You can talk as much as you want during this one--it doesn't even fucking matter," then proceeded to rock out for a blistering five minutes. The noise died down temporarily, but it became apparent that...
...three of them have played together for a long time," Lee said. "That's a huge advantage, and they obviously stood out on the [Big Green] attack...