Word: werenã
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...coworkers can calculate revenue from dividends on a stock over the past 18 years in six minutes, but would be incapable of getting from Point A to Point B if the two weren??t connected by miles of underground track. In New York, though, this isn’t an indication of incompetence. Instead, it carries the cachet of never having lived outside the sophisticated metropolis...
...village kids who got the most candy were the biggest, pushiest ones. The sailors tried to hand out the candy fairly; they wanted the small kids to get their share. But in the chaos, their attempts failed. By the end, they weren??t even trying to hand out the candy. They just opened the bags and shook them indiscriminately over the crowd...
...weren??t really sure what to expect from the other teams, as we hadn’t raced most of them, and even Syracuse and Brown had different lineups,” said rising senior stroke George Kitovitz. “We were concerned by Molesey, as they had several Olympic medals in that boat...
...their eyes. Engaged in an Argentine-beer-fueled, late-night debate about the evils of the U.S.’s foreign policy, I explained that I had voted against Bush in 2004, and that I would be happier to see him go than most. The Argentines present weren??t placated. “He’s ruining your country and the world,” they said. “You can’t just vote against Bush. You have to take to the streets and bring him down...
...Goblet of Fire was something of a turning point, I think,” Tatar said. “A lot of adults who weren??t super enthusiastic became fans at that point—it’s not that they were jumping on the bandwagon; I think they just felt the later novels more compelling. My own reaction mirrors in many ways the critical response from adult readers...