Word: throwbacks
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...York task force. "Even though he knew that he was a target of law-enforcement and electronic surveillance, he was unable to avoid ((arrest))." Though the media have often portrayed Gotti as a new-style yuppie don with a penchant for smart suits, he is also a throwback to the gun-crazy gangland bosses of the past at a time when the Mob prefers to keep a lower profile...
...case, the true problem here is the remnants of institutionalized Christianity at Harvard. Just as Harvard should not sponsor one religion over another, so Harvard should not sponsor one sect of Christianity over another. It's about time to end this puritanical throwback to Plymouth Rock...
...subdued but unambiguous Russian anger over the underwater bump on February 11 in the Barents Sea, near the Arctic Ocean, was a throwback to Cold War rivalries and a reminder of the powerful weapons the countries still have deployed against each other...
...Purists love her. She does graceful jumps, finishing them with an open, ample spread of her arms. She doesn't have a triple Axel and doesn't jar judges or spectators by trying one. She just skates as if annealed to the music. In some respects she is a throwback to Peggy Fleming, who gave the impression that she would skate with exactly the same purity if she were alone on a pond. To Kerrigan, the great advantage of her elevated status is that she usually gets to practice on an empty rink. "You can get artsy and try things...
...band can't really pull it off. This overproduced sixties throwback is too full of blatantly derivative lyrics and disappointingly dull hooks to come off as anything but a poor imitation...