Word: stooping
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even Bailey was taken by surprise at the speedy decision, though he quickly broke into a broad smile at what he called a "thumping acquittal." Medina stood, slightly stoop-shouldered while the verdict was read, then hastily downed a glass of water. He avoided looking at his wife Barbara, who collapsed in tears. Outside the court, Medina told newsmen: "I feel no bitterness at all." In fact he might have felt extreme gratitude for being let off. Nevertheless he still planned to resign from the Army. "I just personally feel within myself that I cannot wear the uniform with...
What can the short man do? Rebel, of course, like everyone else. He could refuse to look up to the tall man, for example, and force him to stoop into an ungraceful and uncomfortable position for face-to-face conversations. He could sneer at the dangers tall men face, such as low tree branches and the cramped back seats of cabs and tiny cars. He could even nominate a short man for President. Sociologist Feldman, who measures a full 5 ft. 4 in., is no doubt available...
...superficial level, the comparison with Metternich breaks down. As opposed to a finely carved figure, Kissinger is only of average height, slightly overweight, excessively plain, and somewhat stoop-ed. Far from beau-ideal, he is a Jewish refugee, and he speaks with a foreign accent. Despite the image of the gay divorcee, the ruminations about his social activity seem to be grounded more in journalism than in fact...
Sanctuary counsellors said that the assailant had entered Sanctuary early in the evening and had drunk about two quarts of apple wine on the stoop in front of Sanctuary before molesting the girl. After the killing, Cambridge police officers allegedly took four wine bottles to the police station for examination...
...Oliver Twists scratch out a living by pimping and peddling drugs to American G.I.s, stealing the watches and shining the shoes of American civilians, and always trying -but not always succeeding-in keeping a footfall ahead of the police. By night, they make a bed out of a door stoop, windowsill or car seat, with a discarded magazine under their heads and an army poncho for cover...