Word: thinly
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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...
Researchers focusing on the role of fat in the development of cancer have been particularly intrigued by the estrogen connection. Biologists have long known that estrogen is produced not only in the ovaries but also in fat cells. Obese women have higher levels of estrogen than thin ones -- a probable factor in their greater risk of breast cancer after menopause...
Afraid the Americans might not help him, Awad frantically insisted that he was telling the truth. He drew a diagram of the suitcase, showing where thin sheets of plastic explosive were sewn into the lining and how the batteries and detonator were embedded in a sheet of plastic along the bottom edge of the suitcase. The diplomat reluctantly called the Swiss police again and talked them into sending the bomb squad back to Awad's hotel. Several tense hours ) passed. Finally, a call came through: the Swiss had found the bomb...
...recent survey of government executives ranked it the least respected of 90 federal agencies, with the Indian Health Service close behind. An effort to restructure the bureau was halted by Congress until a task force of Native Americans could be assembled for consultation. But hope for progress runs thin: "Restructuring the BIA," one tribal leader noted, "is like rotating four worn-out tires...
Most Surprising Taint Pristine Minnesota was sullied by a thin layer of political grime. In July, Republican David Durenberger was denounced by the Senate for unethical conduct. Three months later, G.O.P. candidate Jon Grunseth abandoned the gubernatorial race after charges arose that he had skinny-dipped with teenage girls nine years...