Word: tears
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...your cover image of Reagan shedding a tear: You got it wrong. Reagan would not be crying. Rather, with that twinkle in his eye, he would smile, slightly cock his head and urge us to try harder. He would not have us look to the past, as Tumulty surmised, but he would encourage us to take action to improve our situation, because "the best is yet to come!" Thomas Okada, LOS ANGELES...
Trouble had already been gathering in the weeks before polling, when an opposition protest was met with police batons and tear gas and leading opponents were detained. Two prominent critics of Wade reported receiving death threats. Others claim that on voting day, thousands of ballots were not delivered on time to opposition areas, which allowed Wade to clinch over 50% of the vote and avoid a runoff against Idrissa Seck, 47, once Wade's most loyal lieutenant and now his most bitter rival. Despite noting "serious incidents" and "acts of vandalism against certain political leaders," regional observers declared the election...
...seat, double-decker plane that is one of those bet-the-company ventures, so beloved by the aerospace industry, that either succeed spectacularly--as the Boeing 747 did--or risk sending a firm into a tailspin. Remember Lockheed's L1011? Mechanically, the A380 works. But Airbus has had to tear up its delivery schedule several times because of nagging manufacturing problems, primarily involving wiring. That has enraged launch customers; some have canceled their orders. FedEx and UPS walked, which killed the cargo version of the plane...
...dining hall without using half a bottle of cocoa butter. You have already chosen your blocking group, so kudos; you now have one of the worst decisions of your life behind you. Or, you got blockstabbed (1) once or twice and ended up turning in a tear-soaked floater form. If so, good for you, you won’t force any blockmates to fake grief when they find you decomposing at your desk after a three week-long “World of Warcraft” session. If you have any redeeming physical characteristics, then you probably spent...
Fortunately, my conflicting loyalties did not tear me apart. With Maryland ahead by plenty, I could cheer for Harvard while resting assured that the Terrapins would move...