Word: thinly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...start by skinning Torri alive, making incisions with a steak knife and ripping long strips of flesh from her legs and stomach while she screams in vain, begging for mercy in a thin, high voice. I stop doing this and move over to her head and start biting the top of it, hoping that she realizes her punishment is ending up being comparatively light compared to what I plan to do with the other...
...tasting guide to recent vintages from this French province by America's leading wine critic. Parker, as always, is pungently direct in designating picks and pans: a 1985 Romanee-Conti, scored a perfect 100, is "utterly mind-blowing," while a 1987 Echezeaux, rated 69, is "woody, stemmy, green and thin...
...time being, the bill is given only slightly better than a 50-50 chance of passage. The L.D.P. has a solid majority in the Lower House, but the opposition holds a razor-thin advantage in the upper chamber. Kaifu and his colleagues are trying to convince doubters that the bill provides safeguards against abuse, though politicians are weary and the public is skeptical. The choice is difficult. If Japan decides not to send troops, it risks being accused by its allies of hiding behind the constitution to avoid global responsibilities. If it does dispatch soldiers, it could provoke dark visions...
...leadership by the U.S. in marshaling forces to defend Saudi Arabia, world condemnation and economic sanctions, there are no indications that Saddam Hussein is considering a withdrawal from Kuwait or the return of the Emir's family. With oil-price increases disturbing the world economy and with patience wearing thin, the world will inevitably turn to other issues, making it difficult to increase or even sustain the present level of economic pressure. If Saddam does not yield, the forced ejection of Iraqi troops by military action is the only remaining option. Some also advocate the destruction of Iraq's warmaking...
...best example of a shape-changing "active optics" mirror is the one in the European Southern Observatory's New Technology Telescope in La Silla, Chile. Pistons attached to the thin mirror can flex it in and out until a star is as focused as possible. The NTT has already produced some of the sharpest images ever taken from the ground. A comparable system will be used in other projects, including the giant Keck Telescope under construction atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii...