Word: whaled
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When the case lands back in district court, it will get a new judge. That's good news for Microsoft, since Jackson's pursuit of Gates was beginning to resemble Ahab's pursuit of a certain whale. But the bad news is that the appeals court asked for potentially prolonged new hearings on issues, especially the question of whether it was legal for Microsoft to tie its browser to its operating system. The last thing Microsoft wants is to have this case to drag on for years...
...arduous process of reading over the folders of the graduating seniors when they were applying for admission more than four years ago. He creatively complimented the seniors, whom he called “the caffeine in our cappucino” and the “Jonah in our whale...
...also can face perils from these encounters. Recent data are hard to come by, since swim programs are not required to report human injuries. But a 1995 study in the U.S. found that dolphins, particularly those in unstructured swim-with programs, occasionally acted aggressively toward humans. The British-based Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society claims it has witnessed three encounters at Manati that endangered humans...
...cascading down the back of his neck, brushing over his shirt collar. The rakish look of the tall, angular 59-year-old enhances his image as an iconoclast, a romantic lead actor storming the stage of Japan's crusty political establishment. As Toshiaki Okazaki, a 59-year-old whale-meat vendor, said while Koizumi campaigned near his stall in Kita-Kyushu recently: "So many of them have deceived us. At least Koizumi brings new blood...
...fair game for the slings and arrows of outrageous writers! These include many disparate and exciting groups: evangelical Christians, members of Final Clubs, WASPs, Republicans, the members of the Harvard Corporation and yes, the English. With these perfectly pernicious punching bags as targets, young journalist, you may whale away! Nary a peep will be made on their behalf, because (being evil, and predestined for hell) they deserve what they...