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Word: tend (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Because the timpani is often so dramatic an element, composers tend to use it sparingly. It's not unusual for Beaver and Ganksheim to sit counting off seventy measures of silence. This doesn't seem to bother them, however. They feel that this downtime helps foster a healthy, laid-back community of percussionists. And of course, if they get hungry they can always cook up a delicious ragout...

Author: By Jerome L. Martin, | Title: CLOSERLOOK: Timpani for Your Thoughts | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

...Provided the privacy thing is not an issue, there are several how-to books and Web sites that transform masturbation into an awe inspiring art. Generation X shops like Urban Outfitters and Newberry Comics tend to have their fair share of sex guides and how-to books. Sites like www.skinful.com and www.mmadness.com are also a good place to start...

Author: By Antoinette C. Nwandu, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Taking Matters Into Your Own Hands | 10/28/1999 | See Source »

Gurdal and his staff tend the cheeses, brushing mites off weekly, cleaning the wheels as needed, tasting them if they are nearing their prime...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Life of Cheese: Say Formaggio Kitchen | 10/27/1999 | See Source »

...think it is very important to recognize the fact that Asian-Americans tend to be forgotten," Yang said...

Author: By Daniel P. Mosteller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Report Criticized for Racial Groupings | 10/27/1999 | See Source »

...said the committee focused on the fact that African-Americans, Latinos and Native Americans tend to under-perform white students, even when differences of parental education or socio-economic status are taken into effect. They also do not do as well academically in college as their high school grades or SAT scores would suggest...

Author: By Daniel P. Mosteller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Report Criticized for Racial Groupings | 10/27/1999 | See Source »

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