| 单词 | contortion |
| 例句 | Immediately, her body is seized by wild contortions and she falls to the ground in a horrible dance. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The contortions of her face as she moved her bowels deeply humiliated her. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Mill claimed that women have been coaxed, cajoled, shoved and squashed into a series of feminine contortions for so many centuries, that it is now quite impossible to define their natural abilities or aspirations. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The body shook and quivered and twisted in wild contortions; the sharp white teeth champed together till the lips were cut, and the mouth was smeared with a crimson foam. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” the chaplain wailed softly in a quavering voice, squinting with grotesque contortions of anguish and incomprehension. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z We watched in complete astonishment as she put the skeleton through various contortions, thrusting her pointer around without the slightest self-consciousness. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It was made of string, but it had more contortions, ins and outs, twists and turns and dips and doodles than the brain of Albert Einstein himself. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing about the natural world, at first glance, suggests the existence of a gene; indeed, you have to perform rather bizarre experimental contortions to uncover the idea of discrete particles of inheritance. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She went back to work, making calculations on her notepad, her face scrunching into all kinds of twists, strains, and contortions. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Along the banks of the Wooded Island ice two feet thick locked Olmsted’s bulrush and sedge in cruel contortions. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The fact that the partners were expected to maintain contact throughout these clumsy contortions seemed a certain recipe for sprained ankles and embarrassing collisions. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Then he slumped forward, into a crouch I recognized, and his pleasant smile slowly widened, grew, till it wasn’t a smile at all but a contortion of teeth, exposed and glistening. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Her face twisted into an unpleasant contortion that made it hard to see how beautiful she was. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Romero never made any contortions, always it was straight and pure and natural in line. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Laughing in fear and embarrassment, some were holding back and scooping up the coins knocked off by the painful contortions of the others. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Its bones were snapping, breaking from the contortion pressure. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There was no clutter and contortion, no sense of always being under the shadow of something high and gloomy, as in Erhenrang; everything was simple, grandly conceived, and orderly. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A fiendish rage animated him as he said this; his face was wrinkled into contortions too horrible for human eyes to behold; but presently he calmed himself and proceeded— Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z “Spanky and Bobby saw their futures twisting into indecipherable contortions with a slow burn,” Samaha writes, “like a strip of bark atop a bonfire.” A Powerful Story of Coming to America, Finding Promise and Paradox 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z But, in seeking to draw parallels between the disordered behaviour of elephants and humans, the American-born Brunstetter is driven into all manner of plot contortions. Miss Lilly Gets Boned 2010-06-28T21:31:00Z He shrank away from it inside his coat, as if, by some contortion of his body, he might separate his flesh from any contact with his clothes.” ‘Red Icon’ review: A new Inspector Pekkala thriller, by Sam Eastland 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z In "Sorceress," she acknowledges that she may not be able to keep up the necessary "contortions" much longer: "My chiropractor always knows whenever I've spent a lot of time working inside the piano." Pianist Margaret Leng Tan brings her musical 'sorcery' to Seattle 2011-05-18T23:17:12Z In “Metropolis” Rotwang’s wild gestures, the robot Maria’s erotic contortions and the destructive frenzy of the workers’ revolt threaten to overwhelm Lang’s clean lines and precise spaces. Dvdsdave Kehr: It?s Overlords vs. Lower Depths in a Future City 2010-11-20T19:15:00Z In the confession he left behind, “The Life and Death of Émile Ajar,” Gary tried to explain what compelled all the contortions. Underneath Romain Gary’s Many Masks 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z One of the performers, Rafael Ferreira, born with congenital arthrogryposis, uses a wheelchair, which doesn’t prevent him from balancing atop his partner’s head or arcing his lower body into elegant contortions. Review: The Big Apple Circus Still Delivers 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z There’s Doris’s dowager-dumpster wardrobe and topsy-turvy Staten Island house, along with her mutterings and facial contortions, which seem one tic away from a medical diagnosis and sound the bag-lady alert. Review: ‘Hello, My Name Is Doris,’ About an Older Woman’s Love for a Much Younger Man 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Self-loathing abounds, as “Assassination” repeatedly depicts the psychological effects of internalized homophobia and the miserable spiritual contortions required to stay closeted. Review: ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’ Is Fashionable, but Flat 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Ms. Jolie’s performance is similarly bifurcated, with a controlled physicality that, just when it seems to be edging into catwalk blankness, springs to weird life with grotesque facial contortions and spidery movements. Angelina Jolie Stars in ‘Maleficent,’ From Disney 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Another was a Shirley Temple medley in which the cast members resorted to ungainly childlike contortions and mannerisms. ‘Here’s to the Girls!’ at the 92nd Street Y 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z When describing dance, Balanchine grunts and seizes, and his bewildered apostles must turn his verbal and physical contortions into perfect pliés and pirouettes. ‘In Balanchine’s Classroom’ Review: Teaching the Ineffable 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z How George managed to keep her lips so perfectly puckered while listening to his lifeless drone must go down as one of the great feats of acting, or facial contortion, this year on television. Rewind TV: Hunted; Monroe; Arena: The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour; Best Possible Taste: the Kenny Everett Story; Exposure: the Other Side of Jimmy Savile; Welcome to India – review 2012-10-06T23:05:46Z Her male dancers bounced on web tightropes in slacklining routines, twisted themselves in scary contortions and even wore some high heels. In Newest Spectacle, Madonna Morphs but Refuses to Give In 2012-08-29T10:57:00Z Alone and in pairs, they wrest themselves into severe contortions and painful-looking balances, sometimes coming right up close to the audience, which surrounds them on three sides. Review: A Fierce Clarity of Vision in ‘J’ai Pleuré Avec les Chiens’ 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Facial contortions, sound effects, tall tales — all could be used in a matter of seconds to get a laugh. Groundbreaking Improv Comic Jonathan Winters Dies 2013-04-12T12:02:30Z But its family matinees are certified wholesome, places to see all manner of circus arts, acrobatics and old-fashioned attractions like sword swallowing, fire eating and contortion. Spare Times for Children for April 17-22 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z On the modern instrument, which lacks the E string, the cellist must compensate by playing in high positions on the A string, which requires certain gymnastic contortions of the hand during performance. Istvan Vardai Plays Bach at the Park Avenue Armory 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z Handstands, though, are not so difficult for this crowd: they’re all students in a contortion class taught by Jonathan Nosan, and for most of them basic acrobatic moves are child’s play. Urban Athlete: Happy to Bend Over Backward 2011-03-03T22:11:28Z It’s meant to be inspiring, but it only makes the viewer more conscious of the contortions the series goes through to tie itself up in a neat bow. Review: ‘Hollywood’ Gives Movie History a Sudsy Rewrite 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Imitating old Jewish people, a ravenous appetite or cosmetic surgery gone wrong, her contortions put cartoons to shame. These Stand-Ups Are in an Escapist Mood, Much Like Their Audience 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z The contortions begin when the music gives the viola star billing. Twisting for Solos, the Violist Is a Quartet’s Odd Player Out 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z At another point, Ms. Sakamoto gave an impressive physical performance that linked yogic asanas and contortions seemingly inspired by break dancing. Review: Revisiting a Luxuriously Gonzo Side of John Cage 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z In the season finale of "Fargo," a character describes the contortions that anyone seen as an "other" must engage in for some hope at being considered American. "Fargo" season 4 has spun a complex, compelling American fable of race and crime 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z Such spurious contortions do real damage to how we see and understand the world, offering consolation to Holocaust deniers and those who are unwilling to face history as it is. How fake news, hoaxes and humbug are about race 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z “Ike’s Bluff” admires its subject so raptly that it attempts difficult contortions on his behalf. Books of The Times: Evan Thomas’s ‘Ike’s Bluff’ Looks at Eisenhower 2012-09-24T22:29:05Z I can't imagine the contortions the put itself through to actually get this programme on the air. Rewind radio: Analysing the Sex Offender; Mark Steel's in Town; The Classic FM Interview; Lifecycle 2012-12-16T00:06:05Z He exaggerates his facial expressions and movements into humorous contortions. " I was born a clown" 2010-08-16T21:24:00Z Thus we are asked to believe a number of intellectual contortions including the claim that Genesis was "the world's first biology textbook". The Serpent's Promise: The Bible Retold as Science by Steve Jones – review 2013-05-04T13:00:01Z But tucked in between the hammy sparring are kung fu and tae kwon do – long and laboriously choreographed – aerial contortion and many, many evil clowns performing iaido. Batman Live ? review 2011-07-23T23:06:05Z His subjects included tennis players and gymnasts, dancers and musicians, and he managed to show appreciation of their physical gifts and comic delight at their contortions and costumery. William King, Sculptor Who Used Wit, Dies at 90 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The cycle of choreography diffuses and grows with a similar reliability; just in time for a sharp contortion, a dancer’s longing transforms into something more ferocious. Dance Review | Stefanie Nelson Dance Group: ?Proximity Spiral? Seeks Fun With Numbers 2010-03-19T21:59:00Z Twisting her body to the edge of contortion, she spiraled sensuously. Review: Reveling in Live Dance at Japan Society 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z And while Thorne’s script requires a few extra contortions to guide this cantankerous skinflint through his great transformation, it’s worth the wait to get to the finale. ‘Christmas Carol’ Review: Brooding Scrooge Gets Ghosted 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z That it premiered in 2016 matters little, because the surreal mental and spiritual contortions shaping the episode's comedy are inspired by the same political and social reality in which we currently exist. This Juneteenth, "Atlanta" will give you all the insights you need on how America co-opts a holiday 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Saito is one of those silent film actors who is able to be at once subtle and expressive, conveying nuances of worry, wounded pride and gentle decency through unmistakable and emphatic gestures and facial contortions. | 'I Was Born, but...': Yasujiro Ozu?s Silent Tale of New Kids on the Block 2010-06-24T23:03:00Z This contortion transitions into a mask of confusion as her shoulders rise, the only help her body offers to the wonderful above-the-neck physical comedy that turns the punch line that follows into a mere coda. 4 Comedy Specials to Watch: Seasoned Stand-Ups Making Debuts 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Facial contortions, sound effects, tall tales - all could be used in a matter of seconds to get a laugh. Groundbreaking improv comic Jonathan Winters dies 2013-04-12T17:08:10Z He “never made any contortions, always it was straight and pure and natural.” Perspective | On Hemingway and the ideal of masculinity 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z At his most memorable, Mr. Phoenix plays wounded, stunted souls whose agonies are expressed almost reluctantly in halting words and somatic contortions, as in his brutal performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master.” Movie Review: ‘Her,’ Directed by Spike Jonze 2013-12-17T22:54:49Z Soon their butoh-slow contortions and acrobatics build up to desperate/rapturous expansions of limbs and torso. Golden visions from Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan | Dance review 2014-03-07T18:41:37Z In fact, such contortions and hybridizations of theater and other media allow art to confront audiences with their preconceived notions about which stories should be told in which ways. Theater, Reality TV and What Is Stranger Than Fiction 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z Rather than call for elaborate makeup, Mr. Pomerance envisioned the actor unadorned, suggesting Merrick’s deformities through movement and contortions but not hitting the audience over the head with them. Bernard Pomerance, Who Wrote ‘The Elephant Man,’ Dies at 76 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z They were former gymnasts and cheerleaders and tumbling prodigies whose after-school activities provided them with a muscle memory for all sorts of bodily contortions. Hitting my stack: How yoga helped me understand my trans identity 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Presented at the Brooklyn Academy of Music by the Swedish company Cirkus Cirkor, the production incorporates acrobatics, aerial acts, teeterboard maneuvers, contortions, juggling and even the solution of a Rubik’s Cube by a blindfolded performer. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The angles defy gravity enough to be amusing at times, but they can also look like painful contortions. Two Artists, Two Views of the Human Figure 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Although the actress doesn't perform nearly as many of the memorable physical contortions as she did in the first film, she remains a vital presence throughout and clearly is headed for bigger and better things. Review: 'Last Exorcism' lacks genuine scares 2013-03-02T04:24:09Z Messerschmidt was morbidly obsessed with extreme facial contortions, which he rendered in a lead-tin alloy that adds to their melancholy weirdness. Face value: expressions bring 4D ultrasound scans to life 2013-06-06T14:37:56Z She does splits and body rolls, windmills herself around the pole and performs aerial contortions that look utterly unreal — all with perfect nonchalance. ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ Review: Pride and Pole Dancing Behind Glass 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z “Asia” follows the contortions of Asia and Vika’s relationship as the latter’s health deteriorates rapidly. ‘Asia’ Review: Tough Love and an Indecent Proposal 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z It’s an unsparing, heart-piercing portrait: Joe “sees his lurching limbs and facial contortions through the mirror of the guarded, unfortunate stares of strangers,” Genova writes. From the author of ‘Still Alice,’ a new novel that tackles a different disease 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Those themes feel particularly relevant in Britain these days, as the country’s contortions over Brexit have exposed ugly divisions over race, class and British identity. The Evolution of E L James 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z He became known as a white soul singer and for his unique stage presence, twisting his body and face into contortions as he sang with his signature husky delivery. British soul singer Joe Cocker dies at 70 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z But the effects are skimpy and cheesy, with that crazy contortion business that the first “Last Exorcist” took to new extremes rarely used. Please, let this be the ‘Last Exorcism’ 2013-03-01T17:59:07Z Though the gloriously authentic 1980s hair and makeup certainly come in handy, it’s Rhys who deserves the credit for pulling off such remarkable dramatic contortions. Matthew Rhys: agent provocateur of ‘The Americans’ 2014-04-22T23:25:31Z Among other things, Mr. Bangert did some impressive contortions to get an abdominal shot crediting the directors of photography. South by Southwest to Honor Film and TV Title Sequences 2010-03-09T23:25:00Z In the past decade, the Big Apple Circus has undergone a few contortions of its own. Review: At the Big Apple Circus, It’s a Family Affair 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z At the same time, Mr. Cocker’s onstage contortions had, for better or worse, become his signature. Joe Cocker, Raspy-Voiced Rock Star With Distinctive Moves, Is Dead at 70 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z Violence is implied, both by the contortions of the weightlifters’ faces and by the mutations that take place as Finley translates televised images into enamel on canvas. The stomach-churning, visceral power of Chris Finley's weightlifter portraits 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Elated that my 5-year-old’s security could not be undercut, I needed to respond to my niece whose facial contortion begged for relief. Motherlode Blog: Whose Belly Did I Come From? 2011-09-21T16:01:44Z Despite the hefty price tag of the getaway, Moriarty creates ways in for people from a variety of backgrounds, some of which require more writerly contortions than others. Review | ‘Big Little Lies’ author Liane Moriarty is back with another page-turner 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z That sentiment can be applied to this play, which swallows its characters — and some narrative logic — in its bizarre contortions. ‘The Collision’ and ‘The Martyrdom’ Review: A Nun Ahead of Her Time 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z When a young girl opens a carved wooden box bought in a yard sale, demons are duly released and much hissing, huffing and general ooga-booga contortions ensue. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2013-01-20T00:04:04Z Consider “Oblique City,” the album’s other bookend and most blatant example of this contortion. Phoenix Moves Away from Pop on Latest Album, Bankrupt! 2013-04-25T09:45:18Z There is a touch of parody about the contortions of the legs and the undulations of the back. Auctions: Buyers Scoop Up the Trophies at Auctions 2011-07-15T11:30:07Z Is the perspective of dentists relevant to the contortion act? Review: The Big Apple Circus Is Ripe for Another Bite 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z “I am painted entirely blue, so first of all, physical appearance, and second, movement. I have my certain skill sets of contortion. Puck is a shape-shifter, and I have an ability to morph,” Mills said. The many sides of Puck come out in three versions of ‘Midsummer’ 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Sure enough, the station unearthed a film canister labeled “ballet” with a high-quality print of Cunningham performing “Changeling” with breathtaking intensity and animalistic bodily contortions. Long-Lost Merce Cunningham Work Is Reconstructed in Boston 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z She also dazzled with her dancing, balancing pneumatic contortions with sensuality. Dawn Richard continues the part at the fringes of electronic R&B at DC9 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Haldane put himself through disgraceful intellectual contortions to defend Stalinist pseudoscience. The Groundbreaking Scientist Who Risked All in Pursuit of His Beliefs 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z These contortions happen even at the language level, leaving translators to puzzle over the double meanings in Kafka's German. 12 unsettling facts about "The Metamorphosis" 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z How did you develop the character’s comic timing and contortions? Definitely not Harry Potter anymore: Daniel Radcliffe on “Swiss Army Man”’s absurd bromance, prosthetic butt effects and his desert island albums 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z His countenance – its clearings, contortions and forced smile – holds us rapt. Doktor Glas – review 2013-04-19T16:41:16Z Best dance Ralph Fiennes’s contortions to the Stones’ Emotional Rescue in A Bigger Splash and, to audience delight, on stage after the screening. Venice film festival – plenty of punch to disturb the peace 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Now, after decades of legal contortions and disputes over ownership, it has returned home and will be put on public display in September to mark the bicentenary of Sade’s death. ArtsBeat: Marquis de Sade Manuscript Returns to France 2014-04-04T10:57:08Z Louboutin’s claim spotlights the pressure on fashion designers to frame their aesthetic choices as brand identifiers, and the legal contortions that result. Opinion: Louboutin and the Little Red (Litigious) Shoes 2012-01-22T02:25:58Z Her contortions are mesmerizing, and for a moment we relax in expectation that “Over the Limit” will be a rather soothing sports documentary. Review: A Russian Gymnast Goes ‘Over the Limit’ 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z But the rasping, screaming contortions she put her larynx through to unleash her raw intensity made one wonder: How could she sing like that without tearing another little piece of her throat? Capturing Janis Joplin's intensity onstage takes teamwork — and strong tea 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z His other party trick involved nauseating contortions of his double-jointed elbows and knees. Modern Love: We Should Dance While We Can 2010-11-28T04:30:00Z Those Bauhaus facades are a mere backdrop for a dazzling display of human bodily levitation, contortion and gyration. | A Goofy Display of Acrobatics, Juggling and Hula Hooping 2013-12-19T22:50:28Z The contortions he puts himself through to praise with faint damns. ‘The Interview,’ With James Franco and Seth Rogen, Is Back On 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z And an astonishing contortion act, with three spaghetti-spined young women arranging themselves in impossible body sculptures, wowed her. Review: Cirque du Soleil's 'Kooza' is more laughs and thrills than poetry and whimsy 2010-06-03T20:28:00Z Regarding the coloratura contortions of the florid baroque and bel canto repertory she champions, Ms. DiDonato said she learned from performing Handel that “if you don’t infuse meaning into it, it can be superfluous.” Joyce DiDonato Takes On ‘Maria Stuarda’ at the Met 2012-12-30T05:03:03Z While the spiraling contortions of Mr. Liang’s partnering lost its sparkle after a while, he knows how to highlight Ms. Kowroski’s line and extension. Review: At New York City Ballet, an Intriguing Glimpse of the Future 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Instead of continually twisting into different contortions, as in earlier installments, the set remained stationery during extended scenes. Music Review: Robert Lepage?s ?G?tterd?mmerung? at the Met ? Review 2012-01-28T21:28:42Z The choreography, anchored by lifts that spirit dancers from here to there — or situates dancers on the floor in more twisted contortions and flexed feet — runs out of fresh ideas. Review: In ‘Like Water for Chocolate,’ Plot Overtakes Ballet 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The performers, 12 Chinese acrobats and martial artists, display more or less familiar circus skills — contortion, gymnastics, hula-hooping — as well as kung fu abilities. Review: Chen Shi-Zheng’s ‘Double It,’ Feats of Derring-Do, With Vignettes 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z He asked the students to use Softley as a case study: to imitate every involuntary movement, every tilt of his head, every facial contortion. Girl X: An actor? In a wheelchair? 2011-04-11T20:59:01Z The former was a murky, enigmatic piece about the existential contortions of love and desire, largely lost to history. How Thatcherism politicised the arts in Britain 2013-04-09T10:51:09Z More important, their music allows you to rock out, limbs akimbo, forming hilarious contortions of catharsis. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z And a Tumblr blog called “Pretty Girls Making Ugly Faces” presents before-and-after” shots of girls submitting their most exaggerated facial contortions. With Some Selfies, the Uglier the Better 2014-02-21T21:58:08Z "Satisfaction" is by far the better of the two, though the pilot occasionally pulls a hamstring while performing the contortions necessary to set up its story line. 'Satisfaction' and 'Rush' sound a bit familiar 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Girma Yidnekachew, who learned tumbling and contortion at a charity school for Ethiopian street children, says his country has an oversupply of performers and a shortage of circuses. Indian circuses struggle to adapt after court bans 2013-05-17T06:56:08Z The language for the verdict was passive and ungainly — a sentence that has to tie itself into knots in order to bear such moral contortions. When Jim Crow Violence Came to a Small New York Village 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z There have been absurdities, where pernickety preservationists have fretted over the precise intentions of bygone Cuthberts and Augustuses, and the conservation of works of concrete brutalism has led to special contortions. Jessop hospital, Sheffield – review 2013-03-31T00:05:21Z Later, she devises an escape from bondage using lye and some barely credible contortions. ‘Rust Creek’ Review: A Woman Is Stranded in the Backwoods of Kentucky. What Could Go Wrong? 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Ms. Mastroianni deftly goes through the psychological contortions of a woman under siege by parents, siblings, an ex-husband, a former boyfriend and a prickly new employer. | 'Making Plans for L?na': Chiara Mastroianni in Christophe Honor??s Drama 2010-08-19T23:10:00Z Let’s get back to Pradas, who knows a thing or two about contortions. How to avoid the worst flight ever 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z That precarious position introduces Hiram to the social and psychological contortions of America’s “peculiar institution,” and he becomes an insightful critic of the layers of white deception. Review | In Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘The Water Dancer,’ a slave makes a superhero’s journey 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Kamenetz often relies on verbal contortions that obscure any clear actors. ‘Why Was It So Hard?’: How the Pandemic Changed Our Children 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z He beautifully captures Curly’s facial contortions and vocalizations — woo-woo-woo — and, as important, the delicate physicality, the fluttering fingers and flapping feet. Movie Review: ?The Three Stooges,? From Peter and Bobby Farrelly 2012-04-12T18:27:53Z “It’s a genius device,” Offit said of his friend’s elastic contortions of time. From Dresden on the 50th Anniversary of ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Panahi is a reasonable director; he depicts the exaggerations and absurdities of the regime and the contortions of behavior in response to rules and laws that are silly, contrary to reason. Jafar Panahi’s Remarkable “Taxi” 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Such rhetorical contortions are probably the consequence of what he derides as our obsession with causal inference. Humans Know a Lot, This Author Concedes, and Most of It Is Useless 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z There's a showbiz streak as wide as the Tyne to his facial contortions, as he milks the roar of the warmed-up crowd. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – review 2012-06-22T18:24:42Z Not so Rudolf Hess, who by the time of the Nuremberg trials had become a bundle of tics and contortions. The Pursuit of the Nazi Mind: Hitler, Hess and the Analysts by Daniel Pick - review 2012-08-01T07:00:03Z "Through all the linguistic contortions, the fact is that they are dismantling YCC. A yield cap isn’t a yield cap if you change it every time the market gets close." Asia stocks skid on weak China data, yen dives as BOJ tweaks yield control 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z And when the material is stacked and twisted in specific contortions, it can take on surprising electronic behavior. From a five-layer graphene sandwich, a rare electronic state emerges 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z His predicament and his team's performance produced some strange post-match contortions. England sleepwalk into last eight with Samoa escape 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z That’s a hazy definition that the agencies in question went through contortions to determine which civilians were eligible to get paid on time. Military pay, typically exempted during shutdowns, is at risk 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Modern styles employ power tools and dramatic contortions, but Yamaguchi had a gentle touch. The Oaxacan-born cook caring for Yamaguchi Nursery's historic bonsai collection 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z In total, Tuberville's verbal contortions about "white nationalism" is one of many examples of how white supremacist ideas and ideology have become mainstreamed and normalized in the Age of Trump. GOP tests new marketing for old racism 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z They've also detected two or three other similar protostars in the immediate vicinity that are likely contributing to the outflow's contortions. James Webb telescope image dazzles on science birthday 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z A formidable array of policy assaults and legal contortions has consistently punished Black resilience, Black resolve. Who will entitled white people blame now? 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Justice Kagan accused the majority of engaging in legal contortions because they wanted to give themselves an opportunity to strike down a program they did not like. Highlights of the Student Loan Forgiveness Opinions and Dissent 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Ben Myers KC said "extraordinary contortions" had been used to suggest babies at Countess of Chester Hospital were injected with air. Lucy Letby: Prosecution experts made evidence fit theory, jury told 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The effort forced some of their members into contortions. A Year After Dobbs, Republicans Push Into Risky Territory on Abortion 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z All of those contortions offer an opening to candidates with simpler messages, either for or against Mr. Trump’s prosecution. G.O.P. Rivals See Trump’s Indictment as a Big Problem (for Them) 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z It was strange to watch this man, whose face I had studied through so many violent comic contortions, in a subdued real-life setting. Tim Robinson and the Golden Age of Cringe Comedy 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z He would stand in front of a mirror and speak lines from Yeats and Ralph Waldo Emerson, straining to avoid the contortion of his face muscles. Biden and Irish poets: ‘Hope and history,’ a lifelong love 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Other animals such as pangolins and Tepui toads can also spin themselves into a cartwheel, but the contortion isn’t widespread in mammals, let alone reptiles. Snake does cartwheel to escape danger 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Maybe that’s what makes this particular revival work: the plot contortions don’t make much sense, but the show isn’t really trying to convince you that they do. Review | ‘Party Down’: Still unprofessional, still a good time 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Chinese state media engaged in verbal contortions over the past week in responding to the shootdown of its surveillance balloon by the U.S. military. Congress gets new details of PRC nuclear breakout 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The coming ban on Russian petroleum products is expected to put the energy industry through yet another set of contortions. Russian Diesel Is Europe’s New Embargo Target 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z But it was one of several moments where the verbal contortions required by his team to avoid saying anything much at all prompted a laugh from the assembled huddle of journalists. Chris Mason: Zahawi's unanswered questions 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Republicans and other gun-rights advocates went through no end of logic contortions, among them the canard that gun control can’t be working because shootings still happen in places that have gun control laws. As the mass shootings mount, so does the numb avoidance 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Speaking of contradictions and contortions, the third week in January is a reminder of the Black progress/White backlash cycle in America. Opinion | Boston’s ‘Embrace’ holds fast to the whitewashed view of MLK 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Those traits helped in his contortions in defending Trump, even after the Jan. 6 insurrection when many moderate Republicans saw an opportunity to disavow the former president. Kevin McCarthy wins his dream job, but at a humiliating and stifling cost 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Working around a steep hill and preexisting structures, the architect had to go through all manner of contortions to make the building work. Appreciation: Architect Arata Isozaki's design for MOCA launched his global career. It almost didn't happen 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Steeves is enthusiastic about the restrooms in LaGuardia’s Terminal B, where stalls were designed to fit a human and a suitcase without requiring a contortion act to reach the toilet. America’s airport glow-up 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Yet the battle has often played out like a farce, loaded with an almost comical level of contortions and contradictions — even as China’s power over the company has grown. As Washington wavers on TikTok, Beijing exerts control McCarthy believed keeping ties with the former president, no matter the Houdini-like contortions involved, was the best way to influence him. Ambition keeps him loyal to Donald Trump. But what does Kevin McCarthy stand for? 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z And Mr. Xi’s fellow strongman, Vladimir V. Putin, has been mired in the floundering Ukraine invasion, forcing Beijing into diplomatic contortions. ‘Uncle Xi’ to Exalted Ruler: China’s Leader Embodies His Authoritarian Era 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z The mandate to still provide all the necessary details of the watch — a ragout of numbers, abbreviations and surnames — requires some contortions. Can this quirky Naval poetry tradition make a comeback? 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z They see his political contortions as perilous to his reputation and, perhaps, democracy. Youngkin and his national ambitions straddle the ‘big lie’ divide 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z And so it’s time again to bring out the bug spray and kill off “Angelino,” and even worse contortions of the simple and elegant word for who we are. Knock it off with ‘Angelino.’ People in L.A. are ‘Angelenos,’ and that’s that 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z In some sense, the contortions are about having it both ways: signaling to undecided swing voters that a candidate is willing to move toward the middle, while winking at the right-wing base. Election Deniers Are Pivoting to November. Can They Pull It Off? 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z These contortions are also what make the books poignant. Review: 'Less Is Lost,' sequel to a Pulitzer winner, finds a path to both satire and tears 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Chiropractors say treatments for infants and toddlers are safe and gentle — far from the explosive cracks and contortions generally associated with adult chiropractic care. On TikTok, chiropractors aim to soothe fussy babies with unproven care 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Kushner’s reluctance to concede as much reflected the contortions he is now attempting as he tries to sell a book whose success hinges on his close ties to Mr. Trump. Promoting His Memoir, Kushner Offers Tortured Defenses of Trump 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Such contortions feel especially awkward, given that the novelist, Julian Barnes, is one of the world’s finest English writers. Review | Julian Barnes is back. But where’s the magic? 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z A novel allows Mann to revisit the era and his characters unfettered by casting decisions — never mind the contortions and delays of the development process. Michael Mann's L.A. classic 'Heat' has a sequel, and it's a novel. Here's how he did it 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z And she lamented the contortions some had embraced to excuse the attack on Jan. 6. Swing Voters, Struggling With Their Options, Scramble Traditional Political Coalitions 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The Biden team has gone through contortions to avoid using that money to erect barriers, with a particular focus on remediation of issues that it found from the Trump construction. Biden’s DHS pushes to build technology part of Trump’s border wall 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Last year, at the summit in Cornwall, Britain, the awkward contortions of pandemic life led to a photo in which G7 leaders were spaced apart on a platform, like a set of action figures. Past G7 summits have produced some memorable photos. 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z He is blessed with abilities and cursed by their existence, and his body contortions and facial expressions betray just that. What’s Rory McIlroy thinking at the U.S. Open? Just look at him. 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z There is a higher risk of injuries for one, because the contortions and explosiveness a fast bowler has to go through. Umran Malik: The 90mph speed merchant who's lighting up the IPL 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Nothing reveals Trump’s hold on the party quite like the genuflections and contortions of those seeking his political approval. Mar-a-Lago Machine: Trump as a Modern-Day Party Boss 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z His efforts to preserve the court’s independence from mere politics have involved great feats of creativity and contortion, especially in his jurisprudence around the Affordable Care Act. Opinion | John Roberts must be at his limit 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z House members on Tuesday said that contortion would mesh together communities that don’t have common interests. Uncertainty mounts as Missouri stalls on new US House seats 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z The officers are seen folding him into dangerous contortions before dragging him into a police van. I grew up Black near the Klan's 'Mount Rushmore.' In gaslit America, we all live there now 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z But over the years I have seen so many contortions done in the name of protecting this news embargo so absolutely !!! that it seems way out of proportion. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Best friend’s pregnancy news comes at a difficult time 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z A retracing of Beijing’s trail of decisions shows how Mr. Xi’s deep investment in a personal bond with Mr. Putin has limited China’s options and forced it into policy contortions. ‘No Wavering’: After Turning to Putin, Xi Faces Hard Wartime Choices for China 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z “If you think the current version of Ukraine was never a valid nation to begin with, a twisted set of mental contortions might bring you around to Russian expansionism,” Cowen wrote. As Ukraine fights for its life, Western sanctions will bite Russia 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Unless the Ukraine crisis is resolved, China will continue performing verbal contortions to try to balance its solidarity with Russia with its declared devotion to the sanctity of the nation-state, experts and former diplomats said. ‘Abrupt Changes’: China Caught in a Bind Over Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Though Tubbs was 17 when the crime was committed, it requires mental contortions to see the benefit of treating her as a child now. The Hannah Tubbs case is a self-inflicted wound for Gascon and criminal justice reform 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z There is perhaps no better example of self-sealing cognition than the contortions of climate change denial that erupted after the 2009 “Climategate” controversy. The Lab-Leak Hypothesis Made It Harder for Scientists to Seek the Truth 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z All this contortion leads to inner turmoil and even physical sickness. Perspective | Students of color persist in STEM despite racial stereotypes, my research shows 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z It’s not at all convenient to reach while you’re typing — in order to press it, I had to either move my whole right hand off the keyboard or do some Twister-style contortions with my pinky. MSI GS76 Stealth review: big-screen gaming for a better price 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Before that, though, the audience is exposed to the complex contortions the Black characters go through to find their own safe social spaces. Review | Suzan-Lori Parks’s provocative ‘White Noise,’ with its shocking echoes of slavery, will knock the wind out of you 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z The Rams have spent a half decade making salary cap contortions and sacrificing draft picks because they believe stars will light their path to the top. Stars aligned: Rams confident their big names will deliver 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Christie is daring to acknowledge, and demonstrating a willingness to undertake, the political contortions necessary to propel the Republican Party up from Trump, away from performative entertainment and back to politics. Opinion | If Trump runs in 2024, he may find Chris Christie ready to rumble 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The legislative contortions were necessary because of Republicans’ intransigence on the debt limit. Senate Clears Last Major Hurdle to Raising Debt Ceiling 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Republicans have made little attempt to mask the contortions that made those easy victories possible. Ohio Republicans’ redistricting map dilutes Black voters’ power in Congress, critics say 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z He’s also incredibly agile and tends to get himself in these odd contortions. Why Ildiko Tabori's dog walking therapy is a comic's best friend 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z The episode at the Capitol cast these contortions in a suddenly unsparing light. Kyle Rittenhouse and the New Era of Political Violence 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z But she also makes you fear for Alexia, who can outrun the authorities but can’t escape the agonizing contortions and messy alien effluvia of her own body. Review: Outré sex and violence aside, Cannes-winning 'Titane' is a surprisingly sweet love story 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z It’s interesting to sketch the body contortions as people propel the ball into the range, a 260-yard-long field of artificial turf edged by the silhouette of downtown skyscrapers. Even on a hot summer day, these golfers are up for some clubbing 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z Lee’s team found that tau in swollen axons near amyloid plaques became disengaged from microtubules, leaving it potentially more prone to contortion. Immune Cells Suggest New Alzheimer’s Treatment Possibilities 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z But Bobrick and Martire found this “truncation” of the gravitational field to be the reason why large amounts of negative energy are required to stabilize the contortion of space and time. Star Trek ’s Warp Drive Leads to New Physics 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z “There was some much scuffling and so much contortions off camera that were not seen,” said Norma Gray, president of the Rock Hill branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Facebook arrest video leads to protests in South Carolina 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z For Democrats, particularly those who remember the contortions of their own candidates in an earlier day, Mr. Youngkin’s reluctance to accommodate the leftward drift of the state is something no amount of money can overcome. How Trump’s Political Legacy Is on the Ballot in the Virginia Governor’s Race 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z In another remarkable contortion, Powell quotes her antagonists at the voting-machine vendor, Dominion Voting Systems, calling her charges “outlandish” and “impossible.” Opinion | Sidney Powell does an about-face on her Stop the Steal claims 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z “Mine manifests as constant contortions of my mouth and tongue twirling,” she said. Perspective | Here are the people who love wearing masks. And not just because they want to avoid covid-19. 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z You can tell how worried Republicans are that they are now the Trump Party by the contortions of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who aided Trump almost to the end. Opinion | The beginning of the end of Trumpism 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z An escalation will pose the question of how exactly the club can survive such contortions. Booing those that kneel is an act of violent disrespect, a handshake met by a punch 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z The Buccaneers provided all the usual caveats, some of which required back flips and contortions. Tom Brady and the Buccaneers Were Blown Out. Was It an Antonio Brown Curse? 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z “Just Us” also explores the practice of bleaching, showing how the false hierarchy of whiteness requires chemicals and contortions. Claudia Rankine on Black Lives Matter, Naomi Osaka and justice for all 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z Over the course of 90 minutes, Trump’s own efforts to exert dominance pushed him off balance and into more glaring contortions and contradictions. Perspective | Actually, the first presidential debate was terrific 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z The more money at stake, the more contortions that universities may perform to make sports happen. College Football Season Teeters on the Brink 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The yearbook praised him as an “incomparable master of facial contortions.” William Barr’s State of Emergency 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Transforming books into movies and then into books about the making of the movies may sound like a convoluted contortion of intellectual property, but it’s been standard practice for years, from “Casablanca” to “Jaws.” Review: The uncanny valley of the 'Dolls' making-of tell-all 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z He warns his coreligionists against a simplistic biblical literalism that leads to discrediting mental contortions. Opinion | What it means that one of our time’s greatest scientists is a Christian 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z It’s not only voters who engage in this kind of contortion. Opinion | Senate Republicans are staking their political future on lies and conspiracy theories 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z But pardons are openly political acts for which accountability is publicly lodged with the president, not contortions of the regular criminal justice system. The Justice Dept.’s Attempt to Drop the Michael Flynn Case, Explained 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z In the UK, the issue is causing contortions among politicians torn between saving existing jobs and conserving the planet. Can Covid-19 crisis spur a green recovery? 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z There wasn’t any physical comedy to drive home jokes — no spit takes, exaggerated falling, or weird body contortions. Zoom became Saturday Night Live’s breakout star in historic all digital, remote episode 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z Take classes in ballet, contortion, exotic dance and belly dance, or sign up for private Skype-based instruction. Online dance classes are booming: 8 places to keep you moving through quarantine 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z "Did you catch that? 'A fetus that was born.' What is that? Isn’t that just . . . a newborn infant? The contortion and intentional obfuscation at play here speaks for itself," she wrote on Tuesday. CNN report describes infant abortion survivors as 'fetus that was born' 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z From the loathsome lusus naturae of behemoth horror series to the sprawling cosmopolis of complex management simulators, video games often feature wrenched contortions of the natural world as core tenets in environmental design. A new wave of indies are using games to explore climate change 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z At times, this involved some impressive verbal contortions: a question about gun control became an answer about gun control, gun suicides, domestic violence, and the political bribery power of the NRA. Is the Democratic race really just down to Sanders and Buttigieg now? | Moira Donegan 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Only a melody so blissfully innocent could withstand such jittery, nightmarish contortions. Radiohead’s 40 greatest songs – ranked! 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z This notably led to his contortions in the 2004 election when he was the Democratic nominee and lost to George W. Bush. Joe Biden won't tell the truth about his Iraq war record — and he hasn't for years 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z While Spain has endured two inconclusive general elections this year and remains in the hands of a caretaker government, it is still intrigued and appalled by the UK’s own political contortions. 'Brutal, packed with untruths, uninspiring': European press on UK election 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z At the western end of the park, a yoga class performed synchronized contortions on a large lawn facing an amphitheatre. The Floating Utopia of Salesforce Park 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z They are mimicking Morissette’s movements when she first sang the album, those shimmying contortions that made her look as if she was actively sloughing off her demons. Alanis Morissette Isn’t Angry Anymore. But ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Rages On. 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z The fact is that Republicans in the House, at least publicly, have performed heroic gyrations and contortions to remain in lockstep with the president. Opinion | Imagine defending Trump after this week’s hearings. Oh, wait… 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Wrestling is a sport of aggression, contortion, quickness and leverage. Opinion | Coach Jordan goes to war for Team Trump 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z But this whole thing is a maddening contortion of democracy. Was the language voters saw on their ballots for Initiative 976 wrong? Sure seems like it. 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Heads lolled backward in an odd contortion that made it seem that their souls were communing with God. Opinion | So you want to talk about lynching? Understand this first. 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The Nickelback meme’s appearance on a Wednesday afternoon dramatized a contortion that is a constant in today’s America. Opinion | The Nickelback joke Trump doesn’t get 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z The president’s refusal to admit facts about his trademark campaign pledge to “build the wall” has forced his top officials into rhetorical contortions. Trump and the hurricane: How much damage did he do? 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z But the court cases detail shocking contortion efforts to conceal migrants in vehicles. Man charged after three Chinese illegal immigrants found dead in car trunk 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z The contortions suggested how much the politics of health care among Democrats had changed — and how much Sanders and DeMoro had changed them. How ‘Medicare for All’ Went Mainstream 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z That appreciation for herself and haters-be-damned approach to her work has helped clench a new generation of gymnastics enthusiasts glued to their television screens, enraptured with every contortion, flip, and awe-inspiring move she makes. How wonderful to watch Simone Biles' defiant joy in our dark times | Candice Frederick 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z In 1971, Maddox was succeeded by Jimmy Carter, but even Carter, who would become an icon of Southern liberalism, was not immune to the contortions of Georgia politics. Stacey Abrams’s Fight for a Fair Vote 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z A manifesto believed to be written by the shooter cites the “Hispanic invasion of Texas”—a contortion of history if ever there was one—as a motive for the murders. How the Trail of American White Supremacy Led to El Paso 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Forget about all those pre-delivery contortions, hide your eyes if necessary and try a length just outside off-stump along with the occasional bouncer. Steve Smith stands firm again as Australia establish lead against England 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z In his July 14 Arts & Style review, “In N.C. Wyeth’s paintings, a world full of whiteness,” Philip Kennicott went through contortions to imply that Wyeth somehow furthered white supremacy, even mentioning Adolf Hitler. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Wimbledon, ‘The Lion King’ and the power of art 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Just look at the UK's contortions in its dealings with the Trump White House. Boris Johnson: Should Africa shrug, smile or scowl? 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z With Labour's own contortions on Brexit and a so-called "People's Vote" becoming increasingly painful for many of its supporters, this was a harbinger of things to come. What is Vince Cable's legacy as Lib Dem leader? 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Instead, they’re doing mental contortions to explain away the ugliness, to justify their continued support of him — and to maintain their positive views of themselves. Perspective | The psychological phenomenon that blinds Trump supporters to his racism 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z While many millennials would probably welcome devil horns – I mean, who wouldn’t – these are apparently the result of painful spinal contortions that are a major problem for human health. Are young people growing horns because of mobile phones? Not so fast | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z It highlights a player’s swing with stick-figure graphics that show hip and shoulder rotation, arm and knee contortion angles, and the speed of the club both before and after impact. CBS will utilize more technology this weekend at PGA Championship 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Yes, East Tennessee State once closed to 59-55, and Magee made a three from an absurd yonder with a funky contortion, and Buccaneer Tray Boyd III said, “I was very amazed.” Wofford is such a great basketball story that all we can do is ruin it 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z In fact, the bill is an interesting intellectual contortion, attempting to say that the government is promoting a particular religion by endorsing same-sex marriages. Recent Kansas Editorials 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Last week, a full round of fixtures under the evening lights brought fresh contortions to what is an increasingly gripping title race. Liverpool unlikely to freeze in their quest for Manchester City’s title | Barney Ronay 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z The interstate-travel issue was a persistent wrinkle in the Jim Crow era, and it inspired some impressive judicial contortions. The Supreme Court Case That Enshrined White Supremacy in Law 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z The industry’s aggressive recruitment of military helicopter pilots is one of the most striking examples yet of the contortions required to quickly train new commercial aviators since the FAA increased the minimum flying requirement. U.S. airlines tap army helicopter pilots to ease shortage 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z This led to lots of contortions on Twitter among writers eager to make some link between Facebook and … hospital billing practices. It might be time to retire Mark Zuckerberg’s annual personal challenge 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z My muscles obeyed me lightly and precisely, without contortion or effort. “All Rivers” 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z The contortions of Brexit are integral to it rather than incidental. Corbyn has given up on Europe. For the good of Britain, we cannot | David Miliband 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z The Yankees, though they did take on what remained of Giancarlo Stanton’s 13-year, $325 million contract last December, went through financial contortions to stay below the luxury tax threshold for the first time last season. Nationals’ Signing of Patrick Corbin Proves Yankees Can Be Outbid 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z His contortions are just one example of the waves of confusion and contradiction washing through the Conservative Party. Facing Brexit Defeat, Theresa May Turns to Damage Control 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z But medicating ourselves with verbal contortions poses an Orwellian risk: Over time, we forget what normal was. Opinion | The new normal isn’t normal at all 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z They were a mix of nylon and Lycra — synthetic elastic fibers that provided the stretch and softness needed to manage all those sweat-inducing contortions. How America became a nation of yoga pants | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Then he lay on a sliding metal machine called “The Reformer,” and the contortions commenced. ‘Harder than practice’: How Seahawks TE Nick Vannett is using Pilates to turn into a TD machine 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z They were a mix of nylon and Lycra — synthetic elastic fibers that provided the stretch and softness needed to manage all those sweat-inducing contortions during a lengthy session on the mat. How yoga pants grew into a $48-billion giant that's replacing jeans 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z There are going to be all kinds of contortions of denial. Author David Neiwert on the outbreak of political violence: Expect “an intense period of terror... 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z As an example of having your cake and eating it, the four term Republican congressman struggling to fend off a challenge from a political novice offered a masterful contortion. Democrats unify around healthcare as Republicans play on immigration fears. Who will win? 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z On the surface, Jack looks like a stereotypical horror clown, but the elaborate contortions add another dimension to his character. The best horror show you’re not watching is based on creepypasta 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Standing by the traffic circle, Elias casts his mind over this strange love triangle and its unforeseen contortions. Marginal Men Take Center Stage in the Novels of Dag Solstad 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z His unequivocal fury was on display in the rage in his voice, the contortions of his face and the snide remarks he directed to senators in the room who dared to question him. Opinion | Should Women Show Their Rage? 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z She routinely seeks the lowest possible fare when flying, even if that means a lesson in contortion. As JetBlue joins race to air-travel bottom, what's needed is a Netflix of the skies - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Pieces of this kind sometimes forced performers into physical as well as sonic contortions. How the Composer George Benjamin Finally Found His Voice 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z The works display recurring tics of Trump-like language, comfort with cynicism, talent for tautology, weakness for flattery and freakish rhetorical and moral contortions. Review | I read six sycophantic pro-Trump books — and then I read Omarosa 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z For watching the bizarre, contradictory contortions of the US’s Russia policy – Trump pulling one way, the rest of his administration the other – invites an uncomfortable question about British policy. We like to mock Trump, but Britain’s Russia stance is even worse | Jonathan Freedland 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Twigs’s videos incorporate extreme contortion, double-jointed backup dancers and body horror – but also announce the body as something surreally beautiful. Everybody get up! The dance crazes changing the world 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z In contortions that are reminiscent of DC’s Plastic Man or Marvel’s “Mr. Fantastic” Reed Richards, cells change from slightly irregular borders to smoothly rounded ones. Captain America on Mars 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z The resulting plot contortions left reviewers scratching their heads. Terminator teases sixth instalment 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z The contortions of formal law we see in Trump v. America’s border and the rule of law: Are we becoming a terror state? 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z The onus here is on the authors to prove their assertion – it is sheer logical contortion to present a lack of evidence as a superficial supporting argument. Why mobile phones are NOT a health hazard 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z The contortions followed a report in British newspaper The Sun late Thursday night that quoted him criticizing Mrs. May’s approach to Brexit. Trump Brings His Own Style to a Day of Damage Control in Britain 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z There were no signs of thrashing and contortion, which typically mark such deaths. After a Billionaire and His Wife Are Found Dead, Their Children Try to Crack the Case 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z And what a face: Giuliani’s expression was, perhaps, meant to be one of knowing revulsion at Daniels, but the lopsided chaos of his features conveyed a moral contortion all his own. Rudy Giuliani Attacks Stormy Daniels But Disgraces Himself 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z More contortions are in store, quite possibly lasting until late summer or early autumn. Chris Froome’s Giro victory will only lead to more contortions 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z That's some interesting legal contortion, but given the jury pool in Kansas I wouldn't be surprised if the argument works. Racist Terror Plot, or Just Idle Talk? Kansas Trial Hinges on the Answer 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z “You end up with all kinds of contortions.” When Washington hated its cherry trees 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z There is no end to the contortions in our psyche. Winnie Mandela was a hero. If she’d been white, there would be no debate | Afua Hirsch 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z She takes a contortion class at Esh Circus Arts once a week. She Hits New Heights to Get More Flexible 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z The race, at first, is to be the heir to Stalin’s policies and then, once the winds shift, to win the mantle of reformer, a feat requiring extreme political contortion. Review: In ‘Death of Stalin,’ a power vacuum full of comedy 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z His contortions sometimes get spliced into the game videos shown at practice. The Golden State Warriors’ 70-Year-Old Truth-Teller 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Her verbal contortions lead an aide to exclaim, in horror, “She’s bebop speaking!” Perspective | Great moments in past State of the Union addresses, real and fictional 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z OF ALL Donald Trump’s policy contortions none is more dramatic—some would say incredible—than his position on abortion. Why Donald Trump has become a pro-life crusader 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z “In contortion, we hold splits for nearly two minutes. You want to cry, but you just breathe and we tell jokes to distract from the pain.” She Hits New Heights to Get More Flexible 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z The contortions you do to get someone off of you. Ex-TV host Soledad O'Brien is ready to dive into 'Mysteries & Scandals' – LA Times 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Fortunately this process requires far less contortion if you lower the roof first which may be one of the best reasons to choose the Spider over the Coupé. ScreenDrive: The McLaren 570S Spider puts the England back in New England 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z This mental contortion now has a new chapter. Opinion | We don’t need the government to tell us smoking kills 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z The group twisted in contortions to avoid the phrase “absentee voting” but suggested a form of it. Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z He mentioned that fortune — “two bad goals, incredibly lucky or unlucky, depending on your perspective” — and he indulged in the sort of gnomic contortion of reality that might please a tyrant. Three Points and Six Words: ‘We Won Because We Were Better’ 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z Here’s the short, incomplete explanation of how performance-capture works: An actor puts on a contraption that helps record the contortions of his face and body. The 10 Best Actors of the Year 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Apologist for him are driven to contortions to remain in support. 4 More Women Accuse Roy Moore of Misconduct 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z The Leftists here, twisting themselves into contortions following their purely symbolic anti-confederacy protests in the US, will support the Iranian fascists, and their allies among the Sunni Arabs. Saudi Arabia Orders Its Citizens Out of Lebanon, Raising Fears of War 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z I am growing progressively more amazed by the ever-increasing contortions elected GOP officials and conservative media are making to justify or ignore the growing list of revelations of malfeasance of the Trump campaign and administration. Opinion | The Sleazy Case Against Mueller’s Probe 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z “Mr. Greene’s illness manifests itself in extreme physical contortions, in self-mutilation, and in delusional beliefs he holds about a conspiracy against him between his attorneys and prison officials,” the mental health professionals wrote. Arkansas poised to execute man amid fight over mental health 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z Flake’s public contortions were apparent throughout the year. Jeff Flake knew his criticism of Trump would cost him. He couldn’t stop himself. 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z “The level of contortions and the attacks on standard economic principles are unprecedented.” Coal country is finding little relief in Trump's climate actions 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z He disparages modern yoga studios that focus on physical contortions and sweating while ignoring—or even worse, misguiding—the inner dimension. Attain Golf Enlightenment: Meet The Real Guru Of Golf - Golf Digest 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The play was distinct from the movie for suggesting Merrick’s deformities through movement and contortions instead of elaborate makeup. The week’s passages 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Aging wisely means a loosening of the muscles, and also avoiding needless contortions. null 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z The character’s deformities are conveyed through contortion, gesture and speech. Bernard Pomerance, Tony-winning playwright of ‘The Elephant Man,’ dies at 76 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z But these contortions also confound the neat ordering of the annual layers—making it impossible to date the ice by counting them. Record-shattering 2.7-million-year-old ice core reveals start of the ice ages 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z The state psyche did not endure the moral contortions suffered by those who felt compelled to justify slavery. Editorials from around New England 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z And, rather than the severe contortion of many dinosaur skeletons, this nodosaur looks almost peaceful — as though its last act was a nap on Medusa's porch. See the exquisite fossil that revealed the colors of a giant armored nodosaur 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Republicans in blue states are trying to execute even more limb-testing contortions. Resigned to Trump’s Woes, G.O.P. Keeps Working on Legislative Goals 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Corey Scott-Gilbert’s dance in the video clip, with its handsome and grotesque facial and physical contortions, is just one way to envision the music. The Playlist: Matt Ox Delivers the Sound of This Second 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Howard also fielded ground balls and headed to the outfield to limber up with some strange-looking contortions and gyrations. Ryan Howard goes back to the minors hoping to extend career 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z “It would require some amount of contortion on our part to avoid it.” Opinion | Intemperate Words, Temperate News Coverage 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z This take-responsibility-defying contortion act involves delaying a $2.5 billion payment of sales tax revenue to the state highway fund - but allowing the credit to nonetheless appear on the Department of Transportation’s financial ledger. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z In defense of the boss’ tweet, administration officials have gone through multiple contortions. Trump bombs Syria, demotes Steve Bannon and gets a Supreme Court nominee confirmed. Highlights of Week 11. 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z The Raiders are so impressed with their contortions that they sign them as wide receivers, and they go on to become co-MVP’s in Super Bowl. All bets are off opening day when Raiders come to Las Vegas 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z The editorial page of The Wall Street Journal has outdone the contortions of Harry Houdini to defend Donald Trump. A conspiracy theorist in the White House 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z Enjoying a prizefight requires a succession of mental contortions. The Joy of Six: boxing and UFC comebacks from the canvas 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Over all, however the contortions are a high price for operating and capital expenditure synergies, even those with a net present value of at least $10 billion. Vodafone Is Paying a High Price to Be No. 1 in India 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Circus Culture offers 35 classes covering a variety of specialties, including contortion, unicycling, juggling and acrobatics. Circus School Gets Children to Step (and Flip and Juggle) Right Up 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z This manager does not neglect any competition and, for further clues about the strength of his yearning for victory, spectators only needed to observe his manic contortions on the sideline. Chelsea ease past brave Wolves thanks to goals by Pedro and Diego Costa 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z He is forcing even his own advisers into awkward contortions, as they try to focus on the broader, less explosive matter of individuals’ being registered in multiple states. Trump’s source for voter-fraud issue is conspiracy theorist 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z “If, after all his contortions and twists, the A.G. was forced into ordering an investigation that he was hoping to shelve, the default option from here on is an indictment.” In Graft Inquiry, Benjamin Netanyahu’s Worst Enemy May Be Himself 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Just look at the contortions Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is going through to move a few dozen settlers off only one of them. What are the obstacles to Mideast peace? 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z And a few of them performed some of the more hilarious contortions seen on the campaign trail to deflect attention from the damaging revelations. Worst of the worst: 12 moments of right-wing horror and absurdity from 2016 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Their moves were at turns staggering contortions and graceful glides, sweeping artistry and fleeting chronicles of everyday life. Flexing, a Street Dance Born in Brooklyn, Pushes Boundaries 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z In many instances, these Republicans have forced themselves into ideological and rhetorical contortions to accommodate the populist views of their party’s new standard bearer. For GOP lawmakers, an attempt at harmony — and a potential collision course with Trump 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Lesser noticed are Beijing’s contortions to also adhere to its ambitions to invest abroad. China Has to Get Creative to Buy Assets Abroad 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z The feat of contortion required to render Sessions passive in such headlines is beyond politeness or fear of litigation. Donald Trump, Stephen Bannon and how bigotry became a cool new trend | Nesrine Malik 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Republicans performed pretzel-like contortions to accommodate Donald Trump, and Democratic leadership was bruised by a series of controversies that raised questions about the fairness of their primary process. Regardless of the election results, here are some of the real winners and losers of the 2016 campaign 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z At that time, he recalled, the ascendant style was brukup, a limb-locking variety of rhythmic contortions born in the Caribbean island nation of Jamaica. Flexing, a Street Dance Born in Brooklyn, Pushes Boundaries 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., has done verbal contortions as she struggles to distance herself from Trump while not alienating his most fervent supporters. Voting for Trump? GOP lawmakers get into rhetorical knots 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The contortions of the defense in attempting to make that chokehold into an accidental slip are belied by the video. Justice Dept. Shakes Up Inquiry Into Eric Garner Chokehold Case 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z No angular momentum is imparted at the outset but, through contortions and twists, the feline reorients along its longitudinal axis. Biomechanics: The wonders of whirl : Nature : Nature Research 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Through it all, through his ugly caricatures of Mexicans and Muslims, through her pretzel contortions to explain her emails, through the Russian hacking and the 3 a.m. How Turned Off Are Voters? Check Out Tommy’s Diner 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z “I have never hesitated to oppose his policies I disagree with. And I have consistently rejected his offensive rhetoric and behavior,” Rubio said in a statement that captured the awkward contortions of many Republicans. Congress the next battle as Republicans drop support for Trump campaign 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The World Cup was expanded from 24 teams to 32 in 1994 but most proposals for further expansion involve convoluted mathematical contortions or leave open the possibility of making the group stages unbalanced. World Cup could expand to 48 teams, Fifa’s Gianni Infantino suggests 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The 10-year-old is mastering the art of contortion, and it’s obvious that she was born to do this. Girl, 10, masters art of contortion _ and now foot archery 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z That left Moore’s lawyers in contortions to explain what exactly his administrative order was. 'His defense was word games': Alabama judge faces verdict in gay marriage case 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The Clinton campaign, meanwhile, has no plans of letting Mr. Trump’s immigration contortions go unnoticed. Donald Trump, Shifting Immigration Tone, Stresses a ‘Fair’ Approach 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z And yet, that theoretical contortion is, more or less, the setup of the upcoming season of The Bachelor. Nick Viall is a disastrous choice for The Bachelor — here’s how ABC can fix that 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Donald Trump’s latest contortions over immigration policy underscore one of his most daunting challenges: speaking to multiple audiences at once. Donald Trump's shifting talk on immigration shows his struggle to reach beyond his core supporters 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z And she’s not the only Republican senator engaging in such campaign contortions. Republicans run for reelection — and away from Trump — as GOP tries to keep control of Senate 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z In that film, matters of realty served as a weak plot contrivance bordering on contortion. Young New Yorkers seek connection in Ira Sachs' 'Little Men' 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z “To be a politician takes a lot of contortions, I guess,” Evans said. A very different Jerry Brown is back onstage at the Democratic National Convention 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Others can reveal the sometimes comical contortions that clerics go through to reconcile modernity with their understanding of religion. A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began. 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Although Obama didn’t send representatives to Orlando, his presence was felt, and it forced political contortions by Clinton and labor leaders at the meeting. Democrats' new platform adopts many Sanders demands 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z But it is scathing about the contortions performed by the then-attorney-general, Lord Goldsmith, to come up with the goods. Iraq’s grim lessons 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z And it is not just Trump himself, it is the spectacular limbo-like contortions his defenders and supporters perform. 5 worst right-wing moments of the week — Donald Trump has a deranged new race ambassador 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Here’s a collection of some of the verbal contortions and justifications this year, when it became clear Mr. Trump was on his way to locking up the nomination. O.K. I’m With Trump. I Mean, He’s Almost the Nominee. 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z She worked on her skills in aerial fabric, trapeze, lyra, contortion and tight-wire walking, as well as working toward her teacher’s certification. Students explore personal interests in their final projects 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z There are eldritch screams, agonised physical contortions, highly formal enunciations of speeches and stage directions alike. Isabelle Huppert: ‘I’d love to work with Woody Allen or Noah Baumbach’ 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z One ripped open in a contortion of aluminum that left little looking like a rail car. NTSB: Engineer in deadly 2015 Philadelphia Amtrak derailment lost track of where he was 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z It’s an irrelevant finding, but it’s typical of the contortions courts have engaged in under the political question doctrine to avoid adjudicating torture lawsuits. Abu Ghraib prisoners deserve, finally, their day in court | Alberto Mora 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Players chirped incessantly at the referees, signaling their annoyance in operatic facial contortions and hand motions. Thunder Pull Out Tight Win and Are Game Away From Ousting Spurs 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z To Khachigian, who helped polish phrases for President Reagan, the verbal contortion suggests a have-it-both-ways lack of courage and political conviction. Sorry, Trump, Cruz and Kasich: These high-profile Republicans are just not that into you 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Here are some simple facts that will force conspiracy theorists to deploy some intellectual contortions: Stop the Oil Crash Conspiracy Theories 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z About her facial contortions at the Golden Globes: Early last year, #chrissycryface took social media by storm after cameras caught her pained expression during her husband's Golden Globe Award acceptance speech. You can thank Stacey Dash for Chrissy Teigen's viral Oscars face 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z It may seem disingenuous, the ultimate political contortion. Hillary’s South Carolina landslide: Latest primary victory exposes Bernie’s glaring weakness in getting black voters 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Entrepreneurs are pushed into such contortions by the rising cost of licenses in many municipalities. Restaurants Work Around Liquor Laws With Wine-Based Drinks 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z The contortions St. Louis and the State of Missouri put themselves through to keep the Rams would be comical if they weren’t so sad. In Losing the Rams, St. Louis Wins 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Labour has performed its own contortions in the past decade, having originally backed a third runway under Tony Blair and then Gordon Brown. Heathrow and the politics of airport expansion - BBC News 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z It would certainly need some constitutional contortions, but if there was the will amongst the Burmese military, a way would almost certainly be found. What a signed banknote tells us about Myanmar's next leadership - BBC News 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z We rail against the Right for their fanatic devotion to guns and contorting denials while engaging in similar contortions when it comes to religious fanaticism, particularly in the name of Islam. California Attack Has U.S. Rethinking Strategy on Homegrown Terror 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z What I don’t have to deal with in my costume, I make up for with muscle contortion.” NBC’s ‘The Wiz Live!’ to ease on down that tuneful road 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z It says the government has been able to laud an increase in defence spending only as a result of mathematical "contortions", and in fact, the armed forces, especially the Navy, are "alarmingly threadbare in places". Newspaper headlines: UK's anti-terror 'war chest' and Osborne's Autumn Statement - BBC News 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Such are the doctrinal contortions that Buddhists in Japan sometimes practise in their struggle to remain relevant. Temples of doom 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z A crying baby is distilled to a certain contortion of tiny features. Letter of Recommendation: Mack’s Earplugs 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z They depict sometimes spectacular sexual contortions and come imbued with the power of taboo. Pillow fight 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Given these contortions, analysts saw room for interpretation in Mr. Xi’s commitment to preventing the cybertheft of commercial secrets, the most notable deal to emerge from his summit with President Barack Obama. What Xi Jinping Offered in the U.S.: A Slight Shift in Tone 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z In Teresinha Soares’s series Vietnam, outlines of bodies entangle in contortions that could be sexual or warlike, framed by a distancing, deadening TV screen. Exile, arrest and torture: why Brazil's pop artists risked everything 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The Jets’ Antonio Cromartie wrenched his knee in the second quarter and was carted off with a towel over his face, presumably to hide the contortions caused by the pain. A Quick Reminder of Football’s Violence 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z A small number of respondents listed other pursuits including free running, survival skills and contortion. Scottish Women's Institute survey finds women prefer DIY classes to baking - BBC News 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Paul’s legal contortions became necessary when Democrats blocked an attempt to change the law legislatively. Rand Paul's Plan to Buy an Election 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z His answer was a contortion: “I was ready to lead” back then, Pataki said. Lower-tier candidates look for a breakout moment in undercard debate 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Look for analysts to try all sorts of verbal contortions to pry clues from Apple management on how the Watch is doing. Apple Earnings: What to Watch 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z “The Speechwriter” will become a classic on political communication because it goes beyond the contortions of public statements to explore how politicians speak to their staffers when no cameras are around. What it’s like to write speeches for a rude, rambling and disgraced politician 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Then, gently lean left, then right; back and forth, she explains, to prevent fatigue-induced contortions. 7 Ways to Improve Your Posture 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The second paragraph, stating what officials are not sure of, was a necessary contortion to get in the phrase “new Russian-backed offensive,” which was the point of the piece. We are the propagandists: The real story about how The New York Times and the White House has turned truth in the Ukraine on its head 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Republicans are taking a certain amount of glee in watching the Democrats’ ethical contortions as they try to back Hillary Clinton without accepting her self-dealing as business as usual. Getting rid of crackpotism in the GOP 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z “The victims who have survived brutal abuse don’t need more . . . illogical contortions and justifications, they just need help.” Loretta Lynch vote again delayed as Senate hashes out sex trafficking bill 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Actually, Tiger missed everywhere, scrambled, invented contortion shots and gutted his way to a 73 that could have been 77. Spieth, McIlroy have a hold on the Masters 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z The ADA doesn’t expressly apply to Internet retailers, and stretching the statutory language to include online-only activities requires awkward interpretive contortions. Scribd Must Comply With The Americans With Disabilities Act 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z It would eliminate the need for Congress to go through contortions to set Medicare payment rates for physicians, an annual exercise informally known as the “doc fix.” Congress to Weigh a Plan to Protect Medicare Fees and Children’s Insurance 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z Whatever Italy’s top judges decide on March 25, one thing is certain: The extraordinary feats of logical contortion already achieved in nearly eight years of litigation in the caso Kercher might still be surpassed. Will Amanda Knox Be Dragged Back to Italy in Murder Case? 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Opponents of the law went through great contortions to bring this case. The Supreme Court cannot hide on Obamacare 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z “Reasonable expectations” doctrine is a contortion of the Fourth Amendment that springs from one concurrence in a 1967 case. Does the Government Require Your Hotel to Spy on You? 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z “No one expected they would go to such contortions to appear being adherent when they were not,” she said. Failed Trial in Africa Raises Questions About How to Test H.I.V. Drugs 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z There are unlikely physical contortions and suggestive compositions, sometimes imposed by the anti-lust provisions of the code, sometimes by the desire to breathe new formal life into a weary convention. A Brief History of Kissing in Movies 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z The aim of telecom policy should not be figuring out regulatory contortions to artificially create a competitive market for Internet access where one does not exist. Shades of complexity dominate the debate over ‘net neutrality’ But employers must go through costly contortions to get around backward, outdated laws that ban them from hiring unauthorized immigrants. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z "The farce and tragedy of the Conservatives' current contortions is that a reformed EU is a very achievable objective," he adds. Schoolboy killer focus for papers 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z For years, they said, everything they did to formalize their relationship — from making out wills to adopting Zoe, now 21 / 2 — put them through legal and logistical contortions. Worries lessen for Virginia gay immigrants, who can now marry The contortions she went through to avoid delivering a sound bite that might help McConnell set off a day of punishing local coverage. Senate on the knife's edge 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z But as it does so UKIP’s contortions will become more painful. The flexible Mr Farage 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Those first on the scene met an impossibly grisly sight - corpses lay semi-clad or naked, splayed in grotesque and unnatural contortions like an image of the afterworld by Hieronymus Bosch. The memory of hell among the sunflowers 2014-09-13T04:00:00Z At times like these, Twitter’s public pledge to be “the free speech wing of the free speech party” sometimes forces it into awkward contortions. YouTube's Policies Are Clear: Beheading Is Not An Act Of Free Speech 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z The Atlantic looks back at his amazing life and contortions. Scientists Want to Build a Tomato That Grows 24/7 and Other Fascinating News on the Web 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z He would appear on television performing feats of contortion. The man who helped bring yoga to the West 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The dividends, at least so we tell ourselves, are brains better equipped to parse the verbal contortions of our overly legalized society, and temperaments hardened against the drudgeries of a famously pugnacious profession. Why law school’s love affair with economics is terrible for the American legal system 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z “No need for contortions or pleas to passers by,” he blogged. The Selfie-Stick Backlash Involves Awkward Photos Of People Using Selfie-Sticks 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z The Cyclone jangles the nerves as much for its clattering quality as any kinetic contortions. Got Nerves of Steel? Meet the Thunderbolt Roller Coaster 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z It was the kind of athleticism that, had the technology allowed it, would have had dumbfounded TV viewers rewinding their Sky boxes in an attempt to understand the contortions Montgomery's body went through. The Joy of Six: FA Cup final heroes 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Their contortions help boot the spores from the nest when the time is right. Ferns Stole Rare Gene From Unlikely Source 2014-05-06T13:45:46Z The issue generated intense news media interest after several black servicewomen complained about the new regulations, and said they were already going into contortions to meet existing military rules concerning their hair. Hagel Seeks Review of Military Policies on Hairstyles 2014-04-30T00:30:10Z How such a simple formula already has The Economist doing gymnastics and contortions. Book clubs: Reading "Capital": Chapters 5 and 6 2014-04-03T16:51:47Z Larger smartphone screens are wonderful for many reasons, but do require some contortion of the hands and thumbs for one-handed use. Tilt Interface for Amazon’s Rumored 3D Phone Sounds Neat, and Hopefully Not Aggravating 2014-04-22T16:37:12Z He "delivers a Billy with one heck of a limp, a body-twisting contortion that, when in motion, is quite the theatrical thing to behold," he wrote. Radcliffe play wows Broadway critics 2014-04-21T10:23:47Z That discord goes a long way toward explaining the platitudes and verbal contortions we’ve been hearing from Chinese officials—not to mention Beijing’s decision to abstain on the recent United Nations vote condemning Russia’s actions. China's Bloggers Weigh In on Russia's Crimea Annexation 2014-03-28T15:40:07Z This is defined as a perfect balance of forces: that generated by the contortions of the snakes’ bodies to give them a bit of “lift,” and the force of gravity pulling them down. Serpentine Style: The Physics of Flying Snakes 2014-03-14T21:19:05Z The socks began emitting a foul odor only after repeated use and the dress shirt withstood numerous Yoga contortions and constant use. The Story Of My Experiments With A Dress Shirt And A Pair Of Socks 2014-03-06T22:00:00Z All these contortions will exacerbate Democrats’ political problems. Obamacare: The law’s delay 2014-02-13T15:59:49Z His tongue relaxed; his face lost its awful contortion. Zadie Smith: “Moonlit Landscape with Bridge.” 2014-02-03T05:00:00Z A day after Yahoo CEO tried to explain to investors exactly how selling more ads for less money constitutes “a strong foundation for growth,” her counterpart, Mark Zuckerberg, required no such contortions. Facebook Earnings: Mobile Momentum And Massive Mojo 2014-01-30T00:03:00Z Until recently, contortion was consigned to the eccentric world of circus acts and freak-shows. VIDEO: The crazy world of contortion 2013-09-17T23:19:14Z Not that there is much to do about it, thanks to the agreement Notre Dame entered into with the ACC a year ago and the various contortions involved in constructing football schedules from here on. In schedule bind, Notre Dame can't please everyone 2013-09-04T00:42:00Z However obscure the dispute remains today, Britain's post-colonial legacy was shaped by its contortions. What was behind the Bristol bus boycott? 2013-08-26T23:38:39Z There was tumbling, human pyramids and bodies stretched into extraordinary contortions. In pictures: Somalilanders go crazy for books 2013-08-25T23:50:26Z The performer enacts plays through gestures and facial contortions. In pictures: India's dying mime art 2013-07-18T23:34:26Z Every two years the stars and fans of the contortion scene meet at the International Contortion Convention, the only meeting of its kind in the world, held this year in the German city of Cologne. VIDEO: The crazy world of contortion 2013-09-17T23:19:14Z Fellow players likened Barber’s contortions to an octopus falling from a tree or a man trying to open an umbrella on a windy day. Miller Barber, Golf Champion With an Unorthodox Swing, Dies at 82 2013-06-12T19:59:38Z It was nonetheless impressive to watch the yoga-like contortions on Tuesday night. City Room: A Campaign Trail Lined With Words Friendly to Each Audience 2013-06-05T17:19:22Z I don’t like twisting into unnatural contortions just to avoid taxes. If Apple Paid More Tax, We Might Pay Less 2013-05-22T14:12:10Z If it’s hard to imagine how someone stays afloat in such a contortion, let me tell you, it’s even harder to pull off. Underwater Spin Splashes into U.S. 2013-05-16T09:15:00Z The benefit of these tax code contortions is difficult to explain to normal humans — as opposed to legislators who allowed the loopholes. Could Apple buy Intel? 2013-04-29T09:32:00Z This is to avoid Equity contortion - where some people who have gotten rich and fat in a environment stacked against true capitalism has to pay for their part. A Sequester By Any Other Name Would Probably Make More Sense 2013-02-11T20:35:37Z Once that system locks on to its target, it can make adjustments, too, shaping the response to match the contortions and mutations of a tumor in real time. Is the Cure for Cancer Inside You? 2012-12-23T17:19:03Z McBride describes the absurd contortions of highly qualified middle-age entrepreneurs as the struggled to come across as younger than they were, in order to be employable in the Valley. In Praise Of Late Bloomers and Unconstrained Thinkers 2012-12-22T18:17:10Z The blow whiplashed Griffin’s right leg in a freakish contortion that looked, on replay, as if the quarterback’s knee had been hyperextended — the hinge going in the wrong direction — beyond the limits of human anatomy. Redskins show they’re more than RGIII and a bunch of other guys 2012-12-10T02:22:56Z With the airport protests becoming of national interest, Green Party leaders are going through contortions to justify staying part of the coalition. Battle for a new Nantes airport 2012-11-27T01:08:00Z March 21st, for example, requires some contortions for the conscientious: they must simultaneously celebrate Nowruz, eliminate racial discrimination, care about Down’s syndrome and exalt poetry. Celebrating causes: Dies irae 2012-11-22T16:03:01Z Watching his contortions that night, I started feeling guilty about my own delight in his achievements. The Hard Life of an N.F.L. Long Shot 2012-11-21T21:55:22Z Whatever the political contortions required of the two candidates, the debate is fuelled by underlying public attitudes. Is US an empire in decline? 2012-09-20T18:27:41Z Yet none of it was enough to appease Howard's wandering mind, leaving the Magic to undo their own contortions before finally being able to rebuild in earnest. Off the Dribble: With Dwight Howard Trade, Orlando Aims Low 2012-08-10T18:45:50Z No-one could argue that watching your own child perform isn't agonising to watch, Lynn's peculiar facial and body contortions really caught the eye. 20 lesser-spotted things of the Olympics so far 2012-08-06T11:47:34Z After that, researchers want to see if proteins similar to RfaH—which are present in all life on Earth—are capable of comparable molecular contortion. Protein Refolds To Perform Second Job 2012-07-25T21:15:00.247Z After performing some serious data contortions and giant leaps of association, the authors made their point. Are U.S. schools too easy? 2012-07-11T17:00:00Z It is worth noting that Justice Roberts had made it clear that he saw through the political contortions around the tax question. Romney's Latest Twist on the Individual Mandate 2012-07-05T20:05:36Z Durrell’s characters suffer as they try to negotiate their multiverse, twisting themselves painfully to reconcile the impossible and dying in the contortions. ‘I’m A Professional Refugee’ 2012-06-25T05:00:00Z And as for the continued failure of the brutal austerity measures Ireland has since put into place – measures that look rather like the Republican economic plan here – the contortions are too ludicrous to summarize. Mitt Romney's Greek chorus of Republican ideologues 2012-06-22T15:01:06Z But further south, you see on the landscape the very clear expression of all the contortion that is taking place inside the Earth. Italy caught in Earth's pincer 2012-05-30T15:53:05Z And so he did retire, with much bowing and graciously smiling, and indicating, by all imaginable contortions, gratitude for the past and humility forever. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z He attended the execution of criminals to catch the expression of faces or contortion of limbs in agony. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Then the dance terminated, she, who had by her graceful contortions and sympathetic bearing moved her audience to laughter and tears first, being considered the victorious. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Giant lianas twine from tree to tree, hanging in great loops and folds and contortions, suggesting the idea of huge vegetable monsters writhing in agony. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z His specialty was to make the heavy table dance about in all kinds of contortions. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z He regarded, with a kind of timorous curiosity, the murderous weapons of the bandits and the villainous facial contortions of Cheong-Chau. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z From some hovel, hidden among the walls, other children streamed out, with cries and contortions, to join her. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Agony denotes acute and permanent pain, usually of the whole system., and often producing contortions. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The latter, unheeding the contortions of his captive, searched the man thoroughly. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z It is all over with him; the hunter is instantly on the spot, gripping the nape of his neck and holding on in spite of his contortions. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z Together they had concerted this diabolical plot, and had rehearsed and practised beforehand their contortions and convulsions, excited, no doubt, by the notoriety of wicked children they had heard of. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z "That is the way you run down the heels of your shoes so," his mother remarked, glancing at his contortions. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z Even when this evidence of anguish is wanting the patient often attests his suffering by contortions or cries, or by frequently carrying his hands to his head. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z But are his contortions on the tripod art? Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Presently, when there was less need for his comical physical contortions, which did not elicit from Mrs. Pamflett either a smile or the slightest expression of sympathy, she returned to the attack. Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel 2012-03-13T02:00:28.227Z No one can adequately describe the involved contortions, swings, and dashes of a "family" of silk-clad adventurers on the flying trapeze. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z And in less than a hundred miles, I’ll show you some of the wildest crustal contortions you ever did see. M lange et Trois: A Trip Across Subduction Zone Madness 2012-03-07T22:15:00.213Z Intervals of dogged waiting followed, after which came frantic contortions as they lost and gathered strength again. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z He belonged to that old romantic school in which pose and gesture, contortion and grimace occupied a prominent place. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z He did not answer, and, turning toward him, I noticed that his eyes were filled with tears, and that his countenance was undergoing contortions of pain. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z He followed with eagerness each contortion, every strange convulsion of the fingers till one by one they became powerless. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z Before the ceremony, he practised some of the facial contortions that won him the prize. Oscars 2012: Hollywood glamour 2012-02-27T08:04:02Z The contortions of the grain, which make them so valuable and beautiful, are owing to peculiar conditions of growth. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z The workmen had completed the canvas tunnel down the stoop to the edge of the sidewalk, and the lanterns hung inside the frame-work revealed grotesquely its striped contortions. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z And it takes some contortions to argue that the end result — free or highly subsidized breast-cancer detection for women who otherwise might not receive it — does not benefit women’s health. The Komen Controversy: Planned Parenthood Claims a New Kind of Victory in the Culture War 2012-02-06T12:07:06Z He causes them to make innumerable contortions and grimaces, after the end of which they tell what they believe they have seen or heard. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century 2012-02-03T03:00:18.817Z To the sound of drums and pipes they whirled round with wild movements and contortions of the body, and bent their heads to the ground, so that their hair trailed in the mire. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z To a cool observer of even the most limited intelligence it would have been clear that these contortions were intended to be conciliatory. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Those who twist themselves into unnatural contortions in order to use handheld devices often two at a time. 'Text Neck' ailing some in the tech generation? 2012-01-23T15:24:04Z "The servants say so to conceal their carelessness," cried Lord Level, as a contortion of pain crossed his face. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z "You made a joke, Emily," he said, looking at his younger sister's contortions. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z We often find on the monuments sketches of men and women who exhibit contortions of their bodies and feats of strength. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z But there was a sudden, queer contortion of the scout’s face on the last word. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z I blame awkward facial contortions from the weight machines. Do Hot Girls Get Asked Out A Lot? 2012-01-10T19:35:07Z "Carmela was in your bedroom not long ago," said Lady Kay, watching the gondolier's contortions nervously; "she helped me put on my cloak." The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Unfortunately, or fortunately, they convey no idea of the odd contortions of language characteristic of the original. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z The big eyes of the Jew are staring up at the contortion. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z The dancers sighed, groaned, hissed, and made the most extravagant grimaces and contortions, in order to arouse in themselves an artificial excitement. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Indunas, great heroes of Swaziland," he shouted, illustrating his words with extravagant gestures and contortions, "You have been chosen of all our people to die with our king. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Little boys of four or five may be seen on the outskirts of the practice-ground swaying their limbs and bodies in elaborate contortions which Europeans after a prolonged gymnastic training would execute very clumsily. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z The merest sprinkling boasted of physical afflictions, and none exposed sores like the lazars of Italy or contortions like the cripples of Constantinople. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z He made further experiments to illustrate the contortions of rocks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z Viewed from behind, half-hitched trousers and bulging shirt, he had a lumpish appearance, and it was the more inelegant for the contortions of his arms and shoulders, characteristic of a clumsy shaver. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z Outside, the soil shifted in its contortions of cooling. We're Civilized! 2011-12-15T03:00:16.297Z Yet three minutes later the same man is laughing at the contortions of a fellow-sufferer who has taken his place at the triangle. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z There they lay, in every conceivable attitude of repose or agony, some struck with sudden and almost painless death, others torn by gaping wounds or forced into hideous contortions by acute and protracted torture. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z And the public, men, women, and children, fearful of missing a word, pressed close together against the railing, moving, sometimes, with violent contortions of their shoulders, in order to escape from suffocation. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z The speech has contortions of meaning in it. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z Before the pile began its writhings and contortions again he must eat. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z His contortions shook the bed, indeed the room. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z Moreover, they deny the power of a vein to draw to itself the branches of trees, but they say that the warm and dry exhalations cause these contortions. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Call, a hoarse chuck; song, a variety of hoarse grunting, guttural whistles; usually uttered with apparent great effort and bodily contortion. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z One after another the women go through these curious contortions to the delight of the audience. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Then he crept into their place, grateful for so much, and lay and watched the strange writhings and contortions of the pile under the impact of the gale and the rising tide. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z This shark suffered great agony if its contortions may be taken as evidence, and, after exhausting itself with its fury, allowed itself to drift away with the tide. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Gradually she grew excited in talking, so much so that she pulled a terrible face and began to make the most alarming contortions. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z He cannot really help that he has that unfortunate contortion of the mouth, which gives a peculiar expression to his countenance.' The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z He tilted it, opened his great mouth to receive it, dropped it into his throat, when, amid muscular contortions, it began to descend. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z The moment the front door closed definitely behind my parent I would dash for the attic and commence my cervical and ocular contortions. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z The black ash in America is particularly subject to contortions of the grain. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Every time the executioner draws away the chicotte a reddish streak appears upon the skin of the wretched victims who, although strongly built, gasp in terrible contortions. The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z He met every difficulty with some new contortion of body or limbs, often with so quick or so subtle a shifting as to escape my scrutiny. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z His specialty was to make t�tes d'expression, that is, by a series of facial contortions he would express successively the various human passions. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z Its body writhed in angry knots and circles, still in the square of daylight, but now with tongue darting and eyes piercing into the mouth of the tunnel at each contortion. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Last but not least of the products of the ash tree are the curious and beautiful contortions of the grain found in "burls" on the trunks of old trees of many species. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z A friendly visage at another table favored them with a sidelong contortion and a warning wink. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z "Here's fun!" said they, as they looked on the grins and contortions of the unfortunates. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z The mild-mannered parson jumped to his feet, and stood before his friend, watching the hideous contortions of his face. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Denis could just turn round in it by a series of systematic contortions. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z I understand now why disease of the spine causes such involuntary contortions and gestures, in some instances. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z Mrs. Timberlake looked up from the coffee urn with a smile that was like a facial contortion. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z No one was with him but the parlor-maid when he strangled to death; but the awful contortions of his face and body showed the suffering he endured during the convulsions. Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z But Chaudoreille was so pale and appeared to suffer so deeply and made such pitiful contortions that the two young men were much moved; first they offered him a glass of wine to restore him. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z It was a dance of cripples, the contortions of these miserable beings causing much laughter. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z She had shut her eyes, and was twisting her face in strange, convulsive contortions, her hands hanging stiffly clenched at her sides. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z The sound of this blow indicated its severity, but the contortions of the boy also showed that there was no mistake as to the punishment intended. The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z There was something impish and merry in his rather slanting eyes, and his button of a mouth was capable of some very surprising contortions. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z At the end of the third bout Turlupin feigned to be wounded; he fell, uttering a horrible groan, and making a frightful contortion. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z He mildly answered that he would and stood waiting expectantly, but she made no move unless a facial contortion could come under such heading. The Triumph of Jill 2011-08-31T02:01:25.060Z If the rubber toe of the server’s shoe so much as glances that line, the rest of the motion, the toss, the body contortions, the follow-through, no longer matter. Foot Faults and the Rage They Can Cause 2011-08-29T00:21:25Z |
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