Word: talled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Australian mining town, her father, a Salvation Army officer, was conducting a worship service. Within minutes the father returned to his home, held the newborn baby aloft and uttered a prayer dedicating her to the glory of God and the salvation of the world. "It was rather a tall order for a little baby," says Burrows with a grin...
...Bass and one of the divers opened the plastic container and examined a gold pendant bearing the image of a fanciful star with long wavy rays. "That's Canaanite," said Bass. "No question about it." On a smaller gold pendant was the figure of a woman with a tall headdress, wide skirt and both feet pointed to one side. "The figure's so Egyptian!" exclaimed Bass. "We've had three or four pendants like this on the expedition...
...Babbitt outdid even the most tireless baby kisser and hand shaker last week. From Sunday to Saturday, he bicycled across 397 miles of Iowa, pausing only for an emergency trip to Phoenix to attend the funeral of a legislative ally. "They told me this state was flat," mumbled the tall, lean presidential hopeful, as he and his wife Hattie forced their Schwinns up a series of long, steep hills. Following along in an air- conditioned camper, Babbitt's two sons good naturedly egged him on. "There are 7,500 people on this ride, Dad," said Christopher, 10. "But there...
...into the streets, riding through the brilliant afternoon in an open landau. As the irrepressible Prince William ran toward the carriage, an unusually fleet- footed Queen hurried to retrieve him. Meanwhile, on their joyride, the couple's unlikely chaperone was a gift from the royal family, a four-foot-tall teddy bear. At the back of their carriage, under a home made replica of a satellite dish, was a message that advised, PHONE HOME...
...meets a goatherd who once majored in philosophy. Yes, this is a cliche. But the humanness of the tall, thin man with wire-rimmed glasses and goatskin clothing, living the simple life with his wife and son, affects you anyway. He tells Mona she is doing nothing but "withering," and offers her a piece of land to care for and give her life meaning. At first she is enthusiastic, thinking she may want to settle down, but soon, she drifts...