Word: tallness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...real subtlety or depth, he does, in a couple of instances, come upon a pathos deeper than mere appetite, and reveal, beneath the plump lubriciousness, regrets and surprising pleasures. Characters find themselves reproved by expectation, exiles on all fronts. At their best, his stories have the everyday magic of tall tales overheard at the local tea stall. It is no coincidence, perhaps, that the neighbor who runs away with the Irish fireman's wife in one yarn -- to an ashram in Pondicherry, no less -- goes by the name of Scheherazade...
According to the police journal, one suspect is a 28 to 30 year-old Black male, 6'4" tall with black hair and a thin mustache. He was wearing a green coat and a black hat, police said. The other suspect is described by police as a 15 year-old Black male, 5'8" tall, wearing a gray jacket, a plaid shirt, jeans and high-top sneakers...
Almost all things on basketball courts are at least six feet tall. And most close basketball games are won by big people making big plays...
Gucci's new look is very much the vision of Dawn Mello, 52, who signed on as creative director last year. Formerly the president of New York City's upscale Bergdorf Goodman department store, the tall and elegant Mello set out to rebuild the image of the 68-year-old company by drawing on its successful past. "Gucci should be classic, but with an edge," she says. "It should not be boring...
...oracle herself resides in a modest subdivision of Stillwater, Minn., & replete with neat lawns and American flags. Beattie (that's Beet-y) sits in the sun in a cafe along the St. Croix River with tall pines casting a shadow on the water and her 42-ft. houseboat, Nightsong, floating placidly down the way. In her calm, girlish voice, she orders decaffeinated coffee before a light lunch ("I let go of caffeine this year"). Beattie leads a pure, "land-o'-lakes" life and has a sense of, well, serenity. This wasn't always so. The sleeves of her soft blouse...