Word: throwing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...acquittal. The defense had just presented evidence that Perhach had attempted to bribe a cab driver to get him to make damaging claims about Marv. The credibility of Marv's accuser was thus finally cast into appropriate doubt. When Marv finally did decide to throw in the towel, it came after a witness testified about a past sexual-encounter, during which she claimed he wore women's lingerie and a garter belt. Therefore, Marv's plea can accurately be viewed as driven by fatigue and the understandable desire to escape further embarrassment...
...throw something at you that you won't expect--he's so creative--he's knows what effect his choices will have on the audience," Ashong says...
Larry, after his second divorce, moves from Chicago to Toronto, where he continues running his maze firm, nearly succumbs to encephalitis, and meets a new love interest, Charlotte, who is lovely but dull. Larry is finally comfortable with himself and his life, and he and Charlotte throw a dinner party when both of his ex-wives venture to Toronto on the same weekend...
...main theme to highlight the performer's virtuosity, Mendelssohn's provides the development that leads the movement to its end. The orchestra drew momentum from Shaham's graceful interpretation. It is difficult to say, however, whether it was this passion or sheer accident that caused conductor Seiji Ozawa to throw his baton into the cello section shortly before the end of the movement. The piece was nonetheless otherwise seamless (and an obliging cellist returned Ozawa's baton shortly after it landed at his feet...
Meaningless statistic of the week: The last time Atlanta lost the opening game of a National League Championship Series ? to Philadelphia in 1993 ? they also lost the series. Normally, this wouldn't worry Braves fans. But throw in the fact that they are playing a Florida Marlins team that gave them fits during the regular season, and there was a lot more than Georgia on the minds of the 49,000-plus at Turner Field last night. The Braves kicked the ball around like a little league team as Atlanta lost 5-3 to the Marlins even though Braves starter...