Word: thaws
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Those now struggling to thaw their curdled noggins back into pre-holiday form should take heart and appreciate the time they did haye, after hearing Liu's holiday tale...
...weather profile this season was near perfect. After the thaw there were dry, mild days so the farmers could plant almost without interruption, most of them using the no-till method, where the seeds were drilled or chiseled into matted stubble left from the year before; this residue forms a weed-retardant layer and a sponge for moisture. The right rains came at the right time. Only in isolated corners of the country were there scorching winds or floods...
President Clinton said he was heartened by the apparent thaw in North Korea's stance, announced by former President Jimmy Carter today, following meetings in Pyongyang. But he requested clarification from the North Koreans as to whether they would agree to freeze their nuclear program while talks were under way. Clinton also asserted that he would continue to push for U.N. sanctions. Carter had reported that the communist leaders will allow nuclear-facility inspectors to continue their work and would like the U.S. to help the economically beleaguered country replace some of its more dangerous nuclear-power technology...
...athlete's oath. An American reporter reduced him to tears at a press conference by asking about the impact on his training of his brother Ketil's disappearance while jogging last October and of Vegard's fruitless search for the body, lost in snow at least until the spring thaw...
What he like about old Leverett:"It's always warm and I don't need a space heater anymore. I used to use mine to jumpstart me in the morning--I would lay next to it after I woke up and wait to thaw...