Word: swivel
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...st—taut as a forestay—aye, and a barrow-knight to boot, if all had their rights!” he exclaims.There is a split-second of silence from the wings and the pit as all eyes swivel towards the “fine, strapping, muscular young fellow”—and then, a burst of unscripted laughter. Gilbert and Sullivan might have intended Robin to be a mast-like man among men—but apart from his height, the thin and artsy-looking Morris doesn’t quite fit the bill.He...
Then there's the course itself. Stepping up to the first tee, I could hear my father's voice: Keep your eyes on the ball, slow down your upswing, swivel your hips. I could almost hear his sigh of exasperation. Instead I swung hard, too hard, and completely missed. I tried again, and this time skulled it, sending the ball ricocheting off a few boulders before it disappeared. With admirable stoicism, Afzal dispatched two caddies to find his precious ball in the dry scrub. "Maybe you try putting," he said...
...Beddington Zero Energy Development in South London, they're shouting their environmental credentials from the rooftops. Tidy little lawns sprout on top of each house - helping to insulate the buildings - as pastel-colored cowls swivel in the breeze, gently ushering fresh air into homes and offices while funneling stale air out. Solar photovoltaic panels soak up the sun - even on cloudy days - contributing to the development's overall power mix. Most of the community's heat and electricity come from a 130-kW generator fueled by timber clippings and similar waste from landscaping work...
...routine, in which the soul man, feigning exhaustion, would be shepherded toward the wings by bandmates, only to break free and sing one more chorus of Please, Please, Please. Jackson's version was pretty persuasive ... until he heard the encouraging cries of his admirers. Instantly he executed a neck swivel in their direction. His body might have been in agony, but his fan radar was as limber as ever...
...Peter Burgard was wondering if in the exhibition we could somehow put it on a swivel so that people could see it as vertical and as horizontal,” jokes Muir. “It’s a really cool idea, but it’s something that, within the constraints of a museum exhibition and a valuable work of art, you can?...