Word: thinned
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
What they find is $1,200-to-$1,500 dresses that have a fresh-from-the-womb maturity. Heavily darted, they're '40s-style shapely; they flare at the hem and enhance the bust and waist. Several spring looks are constructed of thin bands of material sewn together horizontally, like belts, that can be adjusted. "I think the idea of self-tailoring is very modern," says Posen. "I want to embrace the creativity of people. Besides, all women fuss with their clothes." His pattern-making skill is almost mathematical, fitting flat geometric shapes to moving form. "My clothes are supportive...
...northern China were arrested after 21 teenage students were crushed to death and more than 50 injured when a staircase collapsed as they were leaving school after dark. An investigation in Fengzhen, Inner Mongolia, revealed the staircase was unlit, the banisters in the newly built school were made from thin steel ties instead of welded pipes and the staircase was too narrow for use by the school's large number of pupils. U.S. Gore Speaks Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore warned that a hasty attack on Iraq would "severely damage" the war on terrorism and "weaken" American leadership...
...With a cappella groups there are many styles of music, [but] in a sense I worry about stretching the musical talent too thin,” Illingworth says...
...Even in this community, talent can get spread thin,” Illingworth says...
...widely available in refined form. And machines that run on hydrogen are equally scarce. Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have been working on the first problem, automakers on the second. The Tokyo group has developed a way to "crack" hydrogen, using a mesh of thin carbon fibers studded with molecules of a nickel compound. The filter breaks down natural gas into carbon and hydrogen that is pure enough for use in fuel cells...