Word: tallest
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...Shanghai, just behind the area where elderly couples gather each day at dawn to go through the ghostly motions of Tai Chi, cranes are busy erecting the world's tallest building, to go with the tallest tower in Asia and the largest department store on the continent. In downtown Toronto, on a jam-packed sidewalk, a blue-robed Chinese monk is knocking clappers ceremoniously together. Amid all the promiscuous minglings of our mishmashed global order, the most confusing ones often arise not when cultures clash but when centuries do, with their different senses of time. The modern Everyplace...
...Eiffel Tower, Paris (984 ft.), was built as a temporary structure to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution. It was first called an eyesore and then, as the world's tallest structure, became a source of pride, defining the skyline of the City of Lights...
...Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1,476 ft.). Peaked like Angkor Wat, the world's tallest building attests to the ambitions of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad...
Despite Harvard's height, and URI's lack thereof--the tallest Ram player is a mere 6'1 while the Crimson sports eight players 6'1 or taller--the Rams battled to a 12-12 rebounding deadlock at the break...
...Generals' tallest player, center Brian Ricketts, stands at 6'6. That's in direct contrast to Harvard, which boasts 6'5 guards. Clemente, an honorable mention All-Ivy pick last season, should be able to score off any defender thrown...