Word: tap
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...although running for office may tap some of the same know-how as putting on a show, legislating has required Reeves to develop new abilities. During most council meetings, as her eight colleagues debate taxes and other municipal business, Reeves quietly takes notes. Pointing to the sea of paper on her office desk, she says, "The more I read and the more I get these stacks of paper to a livable level, I feel that I'm adjusting to the job well...
...Whether it was bad form that lost them or something more permanent is what fans are waiting to find out. While almost no result would surprise, there's a lot pointing to a 2-2 finish, with one or two senior Australians to get the tap on the shoulder during a tense summer. For followers of Australian cricket it's a series to be savored, as an ode to the past, a cold-eyed appraisal of the present, and a glimpse into a challenging future...
...sweep through Southeast Asia that allowed him to look commanding, even regal, at a time when postelection Washington is buzzing about the onrushing twilight of his presidency. "Happy to find a receptive audience," he slyly told fawning musicians in Singapore, an earlier stop, after he answered their entreaties to tap out a tune on their Asian xylophone, with surprisingly melodic results...
It’s been 22 days since that Saturday afternoon in New Jersey, and tonight the senior carefully bends his elbows, gladly raising both his arms in front of his chest. Half-standing—hands clenched now—Tanner pumps his fists. Once, twice: tap, tap...
Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy have documented—or, more accurately, mockumented—humanity at its most chaotic and unpredictable.Legendary images from their films include rockers utterly incapable of finding their way to a stage in “This is Spinal Tap,” the slapdash creation of a disastrous community play in “Waiting for Guffman,” and a frantic quest for a Weirmaraner’s chew toy in “Best in Show.” Adding to the anarchy is the fact that all those scenes were...