Word: woodenly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...court, reported TIME Nairobi Bureau Chief Lee Griggs from Luanda, the mercenaries were dressed identically in beltless, one-piece tan prison-issue jumpsuits. During the twice-daily sessions, the prisoners sat calmly on backless wooden stools on a red-roped dock facing the tribunal−a court that consisted of two Angolan lawyers, two soldiers and a representative of OMA, the national women's organization. The mercenaries followed the questioning intently on headsets for simultaneous translation into five languages−English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian. There was a point to having the proceedings delivered in the two latter...
...Line is the ride over the river, featuring an unobstructed view of the Boston skyline and the Charles basin, surpassing any of the river views of the New York system. The sights are especially good at night. Another important feature of the Red Line is the towering wooden escalator at South Station, one of the most humbling rides in the Boston area. While you're at South Station, walk out into Dewey Square and take a good look at the station itself--from a block and a half away, it's a very impressive sight...
After a late lunch, talks with local party officials and a brief rest, Berlinguer went over to the late-afternoon rally in the Piazza Risorgimento in the center of town. A mostly partisan crowd of about 7,000 had already assembled in neat rows of wooden chairs, and burly young workers-like those who protect all Communist demonstrations against possible trouble-patrolled the grounds. As Berlinguer mounted the raised blue rostrum in front of the large neo-Romanesque cathedral, the crowd greeted him with a standing ovation...
During my half hour interview with him, Rosenthal stayed accessible to his staff, never closing the office door. In his office there is a long wooden table surrounded by chairs, where in a daily ritual at 4 p.m., the Times's editors present the news to their boss...
...rock sophistication. Its appeal is mostly to young families who might otherwise head for the suburbs. Cars are banned from its winding Main Street (though electric minibuses run around the clock). Dogs are verboten. Old trees have been spared, eyesores torn down, and landmark buildings preserved-including the oldest wooden farmhouse in New York County, an octagonal tower that drew Charles Dickens' admiration, a lighthouse and a Victorian chapel that has become a community center. An infamous old prison has long since been demolished, leaving only the legends of its two most illustrious occupants: "Boss" Tweed, who served time...