Word: whets
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...ponytailed and wizened and has a masters in education. The lamb appetizer ($9), served with hen of the woods mushrooms and red khuri squash puree, melted off the fork, cooked perfectly pink in the middle. Its only fault really was the overload of three slices where one would have whet the appetite sufficiently. Maws is good on side-of-the-plate gems. He serves hen of the woods mushrooms and watermelon radishes on the side of the pan-roasted skate wing ($19) and vegetables are spring-like even in late September...
Proponents of continuing the embargo point out numerous human rights abuses within Cuba. But 40 years of history demonstrates that the embargo has done nothing to curtail these abuses, and increased contact with democratic societies like the U. S. might whet the Cuban people’s appetite for freedom. Several small steps have already been taken, the most prominent being Project Varela, a petition signed by 11,000 Cubans seeking a referendum on increased civil liberties and the release of political prisoners...
...hawks argue that any move to accommodate Palestinian political aspirations before terrorism has ended - even as part of a cease-fire plan - will simply whet the appetites of the terrorists for further concessions. They also say it sends the message that terrorism works, fundamentally undermining the Bush administration's zero-tolerance stance...
...steal the show. Of course, stealing the show away from 'N Sync isn't exactly grand larceny. LaToya Jackson could steal the show from 'N Sync. Jackson, ever the canny businessman, didn't really sing during his performance with the boys, he just did a few moves to whet the appetite. If you want to hear him sing, you have to plunk down your cash and see him at Madison Square Garden on September 7 and 10. Some seats are going for around $2,500. Now, I like Michael Jackson. I'll be the first person in line...
...course, he hasn't been handling the economy at all so far, just saying unkind things about it to whet the public appetite for his tax cut. And the tenor of his assessment isn't about to change now. In Kansas City on Monday, Bush gave a familiar short version, saying "I believe the economy has slowed down and we better do something about it." A tax cut anyone...