Word: yellowing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Under the large yellow crane that has been hovering over Widener Library since the summer, Harvard is equipping its largest library with climate control, new electrical wiring, new carrels and two additional reading rooms--in total a $50-million project...
...past 40 years we have lived as a refugee community. That is very sad. I always notice that people who come from Tibet, despite all the suffering, have cheeks that are bright red. But although we Tibetans in India have complete freedom, our faces are yellow. We miss our climate. But spiritually and mentally, we are very happy. We have been successful in showing the truth of the Tibetan cause to everyone, including many Chinese intellectuals, thinkers and writers. Tibetans are scattered all over the world--in India, America, Australia and Europe. We have been fortunate. Wherever we go, smiles...
...minimalist lobby, designer Philippe Starck's trademark, absurdist touch was at full volume: painted white with touches of fluorescent yellow, it featured an oversize, 8-ft.-tall vase filled with hydrangeas; gold-leaf stools shaped like molars; and a collection of giant chess pieces straight out of Alice in Wonderland. Upstairs in the spartan $200- to 300-a-night bedrooms, guests could "paint" the room according to their moods, using a colored light panel...
...potential of a "crossover"--an unlikely bridge over the oh-so-wide gap between the flannel wearers and the Polo-loyal, between DHAs and Banana Republic. The trendiness began when she saw a member of the Harvard Snowboarding Club sauntering down Mt. Auburn Street with a bright yellow (gold? orange? it's an indescribable hybrid) t-shirt punctuated with red and blue lettering. She bought one off him on the spot (luckily, he had a few for sale; she would have given up her first-born for it, I'm sure). The buzz started building. Next...
...yellow cards was given after Yenne was knocked down in the goal box while attempting to redirect a teammate's shot. Although the goalie had possession of the ball before the infraction happened, the Harvard squad argued that if a yellow card was given, then there was a foul on the play. A foul would have led to a penalty kick that could have sealed the game for the Crimson...