| 单词 | role |
| 例句 | Old Cob was filling his role as storyteller and advice dispensary. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I’m going to introduce three fascinating kinds of people I call Mavens, Connectors, and Salesmen, who play a critical role in the word-of-mouth epidemics that dictate our tastes and trends and fashions. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Virchow was the perfect role model for anyone who wanted to change the world, or at least lessen the inequality between the rich and poor. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I was assisted by Mr. Festile, the induna at the Chamber of Mines, who was once again playing a fateful role in my life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As Adams saw it, he had been prepared, by both experience and training, to perform a central role in the unfolding drama of winning and securing the American Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Everyone smiled and seemed eager to meet me, as though they all knew the role I was to play. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As the contest seesawed, each player acted the role of predator and prey. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that she was a bad mother, she “was just tired of playing the role of mother,” as she so bluntly told me one morning. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But increasing affluence plays an important role, too. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He loved the pageantry and mystery of the ceremonies, the camaraderie of the men, but he was not ambitious, and he would have been content to continue in his mid-level role forever. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But my head told me that it was the right of every man to plan his own future as he pleased and choose his role in life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Freedom!” shouted the boy, as he quickly slipped into his role. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Blackie was still hostile, sullen, mean, but when White asked him about Hale and Burkhart’s role in the murders of the Osage, his mood seemed to change. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Along with John Adams, Madison was America's most astute student of the role of the passions as a political force. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z By representing myself I would enhance the symbolism of my role. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In Japan, his mother’s paternal heritage included a long line of men of the sword—samurai—and these men held an honorable role in society. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z So, on impulse, I said, “Um, do you want to come inside? Maybe help us pick the roles?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I admit immediately that I was one of the persons who helped to form Umkhonto we Sizwe and that I played a prominent role in its affairs until I was arrested in August 1962. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Bearing all these facts in mind, let’s try to regain our sense of perspective about the role of germs in answering Yali’s question. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This, too, is extremely important, for other chains of evidence show the protective role of these vitamins against cancer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “You betrayed me! After all I did for you—welcomed you to my Institute, soothed your fears with my Whisperer, offered you a role in my Improvement—after all this, you chose to defy me?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Parents often learn the instrument along with the child, acting as musical role models, and maintaining a positive learning atmosphere for the child to succeed. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z But on this expedition he had been cast in the role of invincible guide, there to look after me and the other clients; we had been specifically indoctrinated not to question our guides’ judgment. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z After all, it’s not the outlandishness of its conclusions that makes something a pseudoscience: lucky guesses, serendipity, bizarre hypotheses, and even an initial gullibility all play a role in science as well. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In a large percentage of possible futures, you play a pivotal role. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Soul-shaking rhythms that take me away from it all, and I play the role of the girl Mrs. Walton believes me to be. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The role of this state in bringing on the war served as a “just” excuse for atrocities that no thoughtful man could excuse. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Measured by his influence on the lives of his fellow Americans, that would be his most important role, though his least known. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She was lighter and leaner; she was Curt’s Girlfriend, a role she slipped into asinto a favorite, flattering dress. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Their roles had not been reversed, but still, something had changed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The reasons, York surmised, were Teller’s association with Livermore and the AEC’s “absurdly strict secrecy policy,” which prevented the issuance of even a simple clarification of the roles of the two laboratories. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The PAC played the role of saboteur and released thousands of flyers telling people to oppose the stay-at-home, and denouncing the ANC leaders as cowards. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be. My dad says that men performing in non- traditional gender roles is good for feminism. He says it’s important, as an artist, to be in touch with his feminine side.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z She was the patron deity of Samos, playing the same role there as Athena did in Athens. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That very night, as if he were playing a scripted role, Kevin called me and said, “So, who are you taking to the Ocotillo Ball?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Stanton wanted nothing more to do with the organization, and she wanted Anthony to give up her leadership role there as well. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I was very comfortable being a boy, but there were times when the role was uncomfortable. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Now she and Marina had to swap roles. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The tall blonde girl who played the role of the Fjerdan wolf in silvery furs was notably absent. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When more government records were declassified, they confirmed that Elizebeth had played a major role in pursuing Nazi spies. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The intent of his queries, as he soon established, was to introduce a subject the prosecution had emphatically avoided: the question of Wells’ own role in the murder plot, and his own moral liability. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z That she has fulfilled her role as a thieving member of the underclass, now indentured to this genteel midwestern white lady, is too perfect for words. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Everyone trapped in their roles: orphans, cadets, Frederick, Volkheimer, the old Jewess who lives upstairs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z This move would strengthen his role as a political leader in New York and in the Senate, while weakening Garfield's power. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Gang members, housewives, whiskey swillers, beat cops, politicians, and butchers: each had a role to play, an axe to grind, and a deep loyalty to their own in the community that was Packingtown. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z That’s my role, and other teams have doubled Terrell before, but for some reason my jump shot seems a little more off this year than in years past. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I only performed in a few dramas, but I had one memorable role: that of Creon, the king of Thebes, in Sophocles’ Antigone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Since this was Abel’s big homecoming with Andrew, he expected my mother to play her traditional role, too. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Second, what is the role of God in the making of the universe? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Creating active listeners who can focus, concentrate, and direct their attention should be one of the main goals of teaching, and one in which music can play a vital role. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The color of police chiefs across the country has changed, but the role of the police in our society has not. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It was, he explained, a French word for extended forums “to open lines of communication in order that all people might understand each other’s role as it relates to desegregation problems.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Bobby was fast gaining a reputation as a constant complainer, the Petulant American, a role most of the players found distasteful. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By the late 1980s, however, not only conservatives played leading roles in the get-tough movement, spouting the rhetoric once associated only with segregationists. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In a way I had never quite comprehended before, I realized the role I could play in court and the possibilities before me as a defendant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A handful of old veterans of the War of 1812 suddenly found themselves reassigned to the role of heroes after years of having been all but forgotten, and their quavering voices added to the din. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He took his job as the man of the house seriously and actually liked the father role. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He’s been a great role model for my students. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z All these examples illustrate that wars, or threats of war, have played a key role in most, if not all, amalgamations of societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Grades are affected in addition to access to certain opportunities and promotion to leader- ship roles. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Andre was very keen about the role of divalent metals in phage multiplication and so was receptive to my belief that ions were decisively important for nucleic-acid structure. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He relished the role and concocted novel, grueling training regimens that his teammates still remember well. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And this is my role: my role is to drive, and to be nervous. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He took the role of big brother so serious. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z By and large the chroniclers seem to have been conscious of their roles as witnesses and tried to live up to them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It seems Galileo has decided to present himself in the role of Copernicus. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I began to marvel at how smoothly the black boys acted out the roles that the white race had mapped out for them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Ellsberg was thrilled with the attention the story was getting—but not quite ready to reveal his own role. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I’m so happy I had a role in flipping this birthday around. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He knew his brother, and his intuition told him that, as always, he had decided to accept the role of protector. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We want education that teaches our true history and our role in this present day society. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She insisted on playing a role in the daily management of affairs. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Moreover, Einstein refused to believe in the reality of quantum mechanics, despite the important role he had played in its development. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We are simultaneously participants and bystanders, which is a puzzling role to play. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Would my father ever forgive me for my role in it? Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Mr. Ray went on to tell me that when Mr. Price found out his lung cancer was terminal, he started working on what he thought would be his best role ever. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As good as Farmer was as a clinical doctor, Hiatt had been urging him to rethink his priorities, including reducing his Haiti involvement to the role of consultant. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Continued excellent performance in this role would certainly get him a promotion. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Skills: Recognizing their own strengths and weaknesses, reflecting and analyzing themselves, awareness of their inner feelings, desires and dreams, evaluating their thinking patterns, reasoning with themselves, understanding their role in relationship to others. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z His voice was loud, contrived; it was as if he was acting and very aware of himself in the role of the bully. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z With the Supreme Court now giving its constitutional blessing to a more visible and protected role for individual victims in the criminal trial process, changes in the American criminal justice process accelerated. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His parents played a tremendous role in my recovery, and they probably didn’t even know it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Although I had willingly accepted this role in order to climb Everest with Hall, I never got used to it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But I thought he considered wanting war to be part of his role as the general, while part of the High King’s role was to keep him in check. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I’ll have a Point of View on serious subjects such as Immigration, the role of the Catholic Church in an increasingly secular society, the relative suckage of professional football teams. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Fifteen minutes later the roles were reversed, and I was holding the massive arm of one of the Antonelli twins as he sputtered and teared. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "You've all done so well. It was difficult to assign the parts for our recital. We have two lead roles in the dance—a princess and a prince." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This new role—bearer of really big news!—makes me feel busy and important. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried out for the role of the housekeeper. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The women organize themselves by rank and wait patiently for their roles to begin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When asked what role I would play in the organization, I told the press that I would play whatever role the ANC ordered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, the Mutual could not help everyone in all Situations, but its leaders recognized the company’s unique role in black life. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Soon he knew his role, my cues, and the place of our meeting at the end. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z That’s all there is, and yet it plays such an important role! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Informed by Bradbury that his role would be limited to “coordinating” with Holloway, an infuriated Teller again threatened to resign. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Several months before Barack was elected, I’d told a magazine interviewer that my primary focus in the White House would be to continue my role as “mom in chief” in our family. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Here years of travel probably stood me in good stead, although in my normal life I usually enter new situations in some respected, even attention-getting role like “guest lecturer” or “workshop leader.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We all have our roles to play since Dad died. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Their roles were decorative on this night and on all others; the glory was their husband’s and their sustenance came from what nourishment they could derive from his reflection. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure, he was mad, but he’d be interested to know The Maltese Falcon clue led somewhere and to hear about Raven’s role in the game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The role of Olivia—an important role, central to the play—was never mine. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The government’s enormous role in research, especially in nuclear physics, made many scientists uneasy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Spaulding represented a new kind of Southern black businessman, eschewing the servile role whites demanded of blacks. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z My grandmother—besieged yet again, and now with doubled ferocity—assumed the role of public defender for Jagu. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “I am Ayesha Farooq, and I’m Pakistan’s first female fighter pilot. I scored the highest possible marks on my air force exam, and I say instead of looking up to role models, be one yourself.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Because Warren Harding errors, it turns out, play an enormous, largely unacknowledged role in the car-selling business. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They also used them to study the role of immunity in organ transplantation. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z When they had drama, she was the only girl who volunteered for roles in the skits. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He realized she might be worried about her role the next day. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He is a politician, and politicians are seldom given the chance to play the role of conquering hero. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It was in this contraband hospital that Harriet Tubman began to play her new role of nurse. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He makes clear what it will take to win a role. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I tried to picture myself in a missionary role, gathering the little children unto me, as it was embarrassing to be playing this babyish game with children waist-high to me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Indians as poster children for eco-catastrophe, Indians as green role models: the two images contradict each other less than they seem. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The proper role of the League, Lawes believed, ought to be as a “moral force,” not an actual mechanism of self-government. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The first section addresses the role of assessment in education. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He believed that women should have no public role outside the home. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Caterpillars, in all their strange and changeable glory, would play the starring role. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Despite that role, Jesse was more fragile than he let on, or would ever admit. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This uncomfortable fact creates strong incentives for minority officers to deny, to rationalize, or to be willingly blind to the role of law enforcement in creating a racial undercaste. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The primary role of women as wives and mothers was never far from the discussion of the achievements of Soviet women. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Black and brown young people, old people, Muslims and non-Muslims alike need role models to show that their dreams are possible. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Four men, including the one in the janitor uniform and another with only one leg, performed the roles of soldiers and carried real spears. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But the women who’d made the record-breaking flight in the Rodina weren’t just dazzling celebrities: they were also safe role models. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Jake?” said Mr. Lyons in his after-school role as the basketball coach. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He did not, at that point, question Paley’s premises about God’s role in creation. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Maize was a high-status food there even though Andean cultures had developed their own agricultural system, with potatoes occupying the central role. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As a freshman, he won a lead role in Truman Drama’s rendition of Parade. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z At times the role of the voice is akin to the modern technique of rapping. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I remember you telling me that after the cast list went up, two senior girls got mad at you because a sophomore wasn’t supposed to get the lead role. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z One scientist in particular, David Strayer, played a pioneering role, though he faced great opposition when he first started his work. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But Stalin didn’t mention any specific role for women. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Nauseated by the memory of his final moments, I explained my role in his death and described the fire at the fairgrounds. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Soon I’d like to dance the role of a Party Girl or Marie, but when I get bigger I want to dance the Arabian and the Sugar Plum Fairy,” I answered. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Volpe gave it to her because “at her best, she is remarkable. There are few high school girls who I can even imagine in this role, but she is fully capable of pulling it off.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Happenstance may play a powerful role in biology, as it does in history. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter how open-minded she was, Emma was not comfortable at all with Charles’s role as heretic. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As minorities across the country were gradually beginning to take on more significant roles in politics, business, and entertainment, our family had become the most prominent example. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Are you reading for the role of Michael?” a boy asks, and I turn to see Jordan Rylance sitting outside the door. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z However, it did give Bobby a sense of the board, the movement and role of the pieces, and the choreography of how a game of chess could develop. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to go into detail about it because it’s pretty private stuff, but I will say that Brad assumed the role of the girl in terms of where you put things. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z And the reason for this ignorance is that a knowledge of the role these people played—and play—in American life would reveal more about America to Americans than Americans wish to know. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z There turned out to be a huge market for games that allowed people to play a leading role in one of their favorite old movies or TV series. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But their role in my life was a distant one, and I thought little if at all about the white man in general or relations between my own people and these curious and remote figures. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z David Leonhardt set out to pursue the role of class in higher education. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The spleen is a kind of bag that filters the blood, and it plays a role in the immune system. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One sister became a commercial artist, another had a management role in a hospital’s mental health program, and the third turned to motivational speaking. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I explain the first hint I found last night, about the audition for a role in a romantic comedy. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “It’s time he went to the mountain school to learn his proper role. He’s not taking after me.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In every aspect, her education prepared her morally, mentally, and physically to step into her role as queen. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I chewed the cookie quickly, took a sip of milk, and recounted near everything, tho’ I neglected to mention my role as the household spy. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As a woman, she was a role model for girls like me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z For such persons, being a butler is like playing some pantomime role; a small push, a slight stumble, and the facade will drop off to reveal the actor underneath. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z As a young woman, she had played a key role in code breaking during World War I. She later cracked the codes of American mobsters, smashing their crime gangs. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Still, the absence of these supportive relationships must have hurt, despite his role in the schism. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It took me a moment to settle into my new role. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Dr. Dadoo, one of the leaders of the 1946 resistance, was a well-known Marxist whose role as a fighter for human rights had made him a hero to all groups. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to become the role model that kids in my neighborhood lack and to someday have kids in my neighborhood look up to me the way that I look up to John Tu. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Welles’s exceptional voice also won him roles on radio dramas—work that paid much better than those in the theatre. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z As outsiders, we both saw our role somewhere in the quadrant of Privileged Caretakers. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only did William help oversee a massive expansion of Army code breaking, but he also played a key role in several high-level Allied missions. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It played the same role that Columbia University did for the Harlem residents who surrounded it, or the University of Chicago did for the Southside. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He asks her to read lines from the mother of the golden boy, a difficult role for any high schooler because she will have to play the part of an adult. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z When you looked around, where else did you see a single black role model, except in church? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Hamilton was a musical celebration of America’s history and diversity, recasting our understanding of the roles minorities play in our national story, highlighting the importance of women who’d long been overshadowed by powerful men. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Everyone smiled and seemed eager to meet me, as though they all knew the role I was to play. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “They called a meeting; I wasn’t invited to that one either. The lawyer Bloom, he got up and explained the dam, the conservancy district, and your role in this town.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, the arts broke into different specialties, and the separate role of music teacher as we know it was created. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I realize it’s my job to be the optimist here—which isn’t a role I’m used to, but in difficult times, you gotta be flexible. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Others, not quite so benevolent, believed his actions had let down a community where the role of black leader was a precious, almost sacred commodity. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When Julie Landsman auditioned for the role of principal French horn at the Met, the screens had just gone up in the practice hall. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Germs thus acquired ultimately from domestic animals played decisive roles in the European conquests of Native Americans, Australians, South Africans, and Pacific islanders. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z You cannot be yourself; you must fully inhabit whatever role you have assumed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that I’ve landed this role, I’m amazed I ever wanted anything else. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I practically lived at my family’s restaurant, but being here at this moment in this role felt different. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It’s the most ragtag crew I’ve ever seen, standing there, staring at the boxes laid out on my bed, each of them with a separate but important role. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Jefferson was perfectly capable of remaining on script and in role as philosopher-king to the end. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The church asked me to play a major role each year when we formally remembered the September 15 bombing. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Let me end, then, with a couple of additional bad inferences which are further suggestive of the role that innumeracy—in the guise of fallacious logic—plays in pseudoscience. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I liked mv job, but I didn’t have a glittering career, and even if I had, let’s be honest: women are still only really valued for two things— their looks and their role as mothers. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In each of the examples below, unsplitting the infinitive either changes the sense or leads to garble: The policy of the Army at that time was to not send women into combat roles. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Strangely enough, I very nearly caught the essence of teenage capriciousness as I played the role. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m mulling over the wisdom of this latest role as we sprint across the intersection, but by the time we reach the next block, it no longer matters who we are. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z When the Merritts heard we were going to The Children’s Home, they said they wanted to stay involved in our lives in an honorary “aunt” and “uncle” role. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z An example relates to the role of racial stigma in our society. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In effect, Livingston was slotted into the same role on the X-ray tube that he had played on the eleven-inch and twenty-seven-inch cyclotrons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The predatory insects of field and forests play the same role as the wolves and coyotes of the Kaibab. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He still puzzled over the question of God’s role in nature and about his own faith. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A little ironic, the sentiment her role calls for. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Delivered in grenades, rockets, and torpedoes, those incendiaries played a key role in Islam’s eventual defeat of the Crusaders. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z One of the tenets of Armstrong’s creed was that you can’t trust the role that doctors have assumed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Even if my once enviable role now seemed vaguely second-rate, still I determined to try twice as hard to prove they’d made the right choice. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Things get complicated when a pronoun, like any good understudy, takes on different guises, depending on the roles it plays in the sentence. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition, the subject has been raised in the Greek Orthodox tradition, with its strongly sex-defined roles. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It’s played with two bases, one for someone taking the role of a lion and the other for children whom the lion “hunts.” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z There was some controversy over the burial, because of Megan’s supposed role in the child’s death. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He gathered the nerve to tell his father something else...tell him about his role in Mariam’s loss, but the teakettle whistled, and as Habib turned away, Fadi lost his nerve. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The puzzled reader is put on notice that her ability to understand the world counts for nothing; her role is to behold the enigmatic pronouncements of the great scholar. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He understood the psychological pain Boobie was going through, how unimaginably hard it was to sit there and watch someone else perform with brilliance a role that had once been his. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For months, Johnson had been assuring Americans that he had no intention of expanding the country’s role in Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z So it was rage, rage and a determination to take on a man’s role anyhow that made him press Nel about settling down. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Our prisoner has not yet elaborated on her own role as a wireless operator at the aerodrome at Maidsend.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z "Out of a sense of my destined role," Mr. Norton said shakily. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I forced myself to silence, forced myself to picture this man in his other roles. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But Riddick could never see himself in that role—it was too pedestrian, too predictable, too empty of the juice of life. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In general, I was less interested in the redecorating and inauguration planning than I was in figuring out what I could do with my new role. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As the handbook Ad Herennium—which, attributed to Cicero, had a central role in medieval and Renaissance rhetoric— warns, “That is faulty which is said against the convictions of the judge or of the audience.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Also, there are no role models: fathers, brothers, sisters that get up and go to work every day and who are doing positive things. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the rock, a role she’d always taken to and sort of relished. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The twenty-three-year-old appeared on the magazine’s cover, disguised by the makeup and shaggy gray wig he wore for the role of an eighty-year-old character in one of the Mercury’s plays. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Although she was a pilot, her role on this spaceflight was as a researcher. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z He longed to play a role, to act. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I'm tying out for a role in a major romantic comedy. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Many educators have studied the role of gender and how it affects teachers and teaching. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z All women's roles were played by men and boys. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t an atheist, but he had begun to reject God’s role in creation. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere in me there must be profound sorrow since it doesn’t take much for me to play the roles that call for heart-wrenching wailing. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z There were no disabled role models for a young boy trying to work out what sort of man he could become. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z A man and a woman who hold such different views of their respective roles in life cannot remain close. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Livermore was undergoing its transition from the MTA project to its role as the second bomb laboratory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She enjoyed her role as the confidante of young wives and the envy of the wives her own age. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlie told me their roles for employees: no lateness, no laziness, no stealing, no kind of hustling off any customers, especially men in uniform. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But the producers liked my audition, and they’ve given me a role in their upcoming Western/ Now, I know what you’re thinking. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z One of the reasons is that women played a much larger role in whites settling in the American West than the history books have led us to believe. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z As the years went on, Volpe assumed numerous additional roles at Truman. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z As more documents become declassified over the coming years, I will be freer to speak openly about my role during that dark period in our history. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was confident the new president would give him a valuable role in his administration, preferably a diplomatic appointment. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She had played a very significant role in my life. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama Tataba bent over the table in our mother’s large white apron, which made her look counterfeit and comic, as though acting the role of maid in a play. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z What does he get for it, his role as page boy? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z "I just know she's going to give you that role," Grandma Rose says, matching a pair of twos. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jonathan, forgetting his role entirely, rushed in with both fists flying. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Although a million black men can be found in prisons and jails, public acknowledgment of the role of the criminal justice system in “disappearing” black men is surprisingly rare. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But we have a job to do, and I sense Finnick’s role will be far more effective than mine. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Because actors were not usually identified by name, the best ones performed in various roles without the audience knowing it. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Tremaine probably plays like this, switching easily from one role to another. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Q. Who are your style icons/role models? The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The girl regrets her role in all of this. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They were also encouraged not to settle for old-fashioned and “bourgeois” gender roles—“bourgeois” being a catchall term for the upper middle classes of Imperial Russia who’d aspired to wealth and luxury. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I could deal with them thinking I was a pompous freak if they’d just play their roles like I told them to. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z All three of them—himself, June, and Nora—have their roles. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When he offered us the opportunity to create our own roles, we became even angrier. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Leo hadn’t changed much since then, except he seemed more comfortable in his role as a child of Hephaestus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “You are going to have advantages—and education. You’ll be around better role models. Mrs. Moss had several violent, failed marriages.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z In front of Russian television cameras, the vice minister of justice, in charge of Russia’s prisons, would announce PIH’s new role in Tomsk. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z At the same time, artists often play an important role as the articulators of our shared beliefs and values, which they express through an ongoing tradition to us, their audience. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And my role, as her closest friend, was to give her silent support, as if I was in the front row of the audience when she was performing on stage. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a tendency to play the tough soldier role, always posturing, always puffing himself up, and on occasion he took it way too far. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They are as obsolete as the old anecdotes in which they played their puzzling, ambiguous roles, and we have no more need for the beasts than for the stories. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes before the bell rang, a student asked what role mental disorders might have played in separatist movements. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Someone who was admired and popular, a student leader who took an active role in the school. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z On April 19, barely a week before the election, Chief Buthelezi accepted the offer of a consti-tutional role for the Zulu monarchy and agreed to participate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long before my wedding, she’d been promoted to the role of commissioner in charge of planning and economic development for the city and had offered me a job as an assistant commissioner. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In a small way, I had departed from my role as an observer and become a participant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On closer examination, it merely proves to reflect the ubiquitous role of geography in the transmission of human culture and technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Do we expect minority officers, whose livelihood depends on the very departments charged with waging the war, to play the role of peacenik? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z When I am scared, I can’t forget that no matter how well he plays the role of father, he will always and forever also be my father’s murderer. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Life on a ship for so long can be difficult. My primary role is to help administer the tonics, thus stabilizing any mood the Collective may encounter.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z While we welcomed anyone brought into the struggle by the PAC, the role of the organization was almost always that of a spoiler. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When Collins gazed across the racial landscape of the town, he saw a place where there were almost no black role models. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Various scientific studies have established the critical role of birds in insect control in various situations. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “This is a unique role that brings to life what we are marching for: equality.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Malcolm X also admired The Reverend Adam Clayton Powell, in his Congressman political role: “I’d think about retiring if the black man had ten like him in Washington. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, we needn’t resort to such clever examples to realize that how a question or statement is framed plays a big role in how someone responds to it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, the commonsense view of invention that served as our starting point reverses the usual roles of invention and need. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, my lord,” I said, for this seemed to fit his role of pleading lover. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When he couldn’t perform this role, he suffered. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z This book guides professionals to work through music, harnessing the processes that underlie music learning, and outlining developmentally appropriate methods to understand the role of music in children’s lives through play, games, creativity, and movement. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z And so his texts played a decisive role in legitimizing the new post-Kuhnian history of science because they were wrongly read as endorsing a thoroughgoing relativism. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The three squads of Third Platoon were briefed on the top deck by a First Lieutenant Pavelman from San Antonio, who explained in detail the role of B Company in the larger scheme of things. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Notwithstanding this large body of theory, the role of color in art rests primarily on its sensuous and emotive appeal, in contrast to the more cerebral quality generally associated with line. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Einstein objected to this very strongly, despite the important role he had played in the development of these ideas. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It occurs to me that I have played this role before. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It was so interesting to see how we had a girl our own age that is such a role model to us. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Wilkins, when he had been the coach at Permian, had had a very realistic view of his role. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, there’s the thorny question of the role of war in forager societies. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I began to see what an important role the mg played in the overall cultural life of the Muslims. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The clever and extremely gorgeous chow chow with a recurring role. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Though I embraced my simultaneous roles as athlete and activist, there were times at the games when I craved time outside of the spotlight. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Lewis was an avatar of old-school solitary research, but he was delighted to play a role in stretching science’s boundaries. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Just how much of a role the neurological plays in music making and perception and how much is governed by music as a cultural institution remains to be seen. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The nuns deeply trusted the role of memorization in learning. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The social role of helping the poor and migrants belongs to politicians. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Mary Miller, who had now been his Guardian ad Litem for six years, agreed to fill that role. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z There were also Daughters of Liberty who played an important role in the campaign against the buying of products made in England. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’re still gonna run with it though. It’s what they do. The key for you is to play the role, whatever that role is.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I spent that night in a boardinghouse in town, rose early, and was joined for coffee in my room by two local chiefs to discuss their role in the new Bantu Authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Berlin's role as the main stage of the espionage wars came to an abrupt end. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I would get back to Minerva’s story after I got the role. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Would Engel be happier as a spy, glamorous and deadly: I just can’t imagine her in any role other than Beastly Punctilious Official. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Students rushed to assume, without irony, the role of society’s victims. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z James Madison rose to assume his customary role as the vigilant voice of cool reason. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Yet we often fail to give them proper credit for the role they play in our lives. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So I was excited about that, and also that I was going to get the role of Olivia in the play. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Suspicion will fall on my neck first, David. I require assurance that my role will not be betrayed.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t get that role or any role after that. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z That little girl from the department store deserved a role model. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Black policemen have often been severely criticized during the struggle, but many have played covert roles that have been extremely valuable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, what universally accepted black role models did these kids really have besides the Three J’s—Michael Jordan and Bo Jackson and Magic Johnson? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z This old pathogenic role, which has been taught to all the medical and veterinary generations of our time, is quite true. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Their value to society lay in their roles as wife and mother. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In that role, Rabi strove to present a reasoned counterbalance to Strauss’s unrelenting opposition to a test ban. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Chase relished his role as teacher and, for the next hour, showed me this trick and that of homestead life. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z A new social consensus must be forged about race and the role of race in defining the basic structure of our society if we hope ever to abolish the New Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Other key figures either profited or suffered from their roles. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Teller continually disturbed the peace at Los Alamos, where uncertainties about the lab’s role in postwar research already had the staff on edge. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And Vincent, now almost twenty, enthusiastically takes on the role of sage older brother and mentor. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “You are a terrible role model for Muslim girls everywhere!” she said. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The struggle, therefore, that now begins in the world is extremely complex, involving the historical role of Christianity in the realm of power—that is, politics—and in the realm of morals. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z These highly racialized appeals, targeted to poor and working-class whites, were nearly always accompanied by vehement promises to be tougher on crime and to enhance the federal government’s role in combating it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Each person was born into a “caste”—a role in society. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I think I went for the role of Emily Gibbs because I knew Via was going to go for it, too. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I wish that when I googled "stereotypical roles for black women" nothing came up. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Yet, in hindsight, the fact that Hale appeared to have played no role in the Whitehorn plot was the very reason the killing was so important. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A First Lady’s power is a curious thing—as soft and undefined as the role itself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “An A,” he muttered, his large horse jaws working as he weighed the disgrace of his role for the grade. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It's possible that I won't land any leading roles, or even supporting roles, but I feel good being here. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Threatened with prison, she told the grand jury of her role in copying the Pentagon Papers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I was busy enough shifting into my new role at city hall, which entailed going to more zoning board meetings and fewer senior citizen picnics than my previous job had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Volpe never doubts that his kids can grasp the complexities that he sees in their roles and deliver performances worthy of the program’s high ambition and its legacy of excellence. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I'd tried to build my integrity upon the role of Brotherhood and now it had changed to water, air. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But it would be dangerous to rely on examples such as this to support an oversimplified view of the role of experience. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And me, well, I didn’t really know what my role in the company should be. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It is doubtful that the other members agreed with that role; Compton was the only one who oversaw a lab where the scientists’ ambivalence was expressed openly. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He had thought up various roles in the circus for identical twins to perform once the children were old enough. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My sister says the only reason Mom married him was to give me a male role model so I’d know how to grow up into a man, and so we wouldn’t be on welfare. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Especially my mom, she didn’t want me to play a gay role. It made her pretty uncomfortable, but she got over it.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Psychiatrists talk about criminals as people with stunted psychological development, people who have had pathological relationships with their parents, who lack adequate role models. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The fact that chemicals may play a role similar to radiation has scarcely dawned on the public mind, nor on the minds of most medical or scientific workers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Eventually, Kelly refused to give up her spot as Wilbur, and George happily repeated the role of Charlotte. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Massari had not previously been involved in theater, but was driven to seek a specific role—he wanted to be Jesus. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He claims that the abbot assigned him his role because of his zeal for eradicating sinful thoughts from children’s heads. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Polyphenols are a group of chemicals made by plants that seem to play an important role in human health. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z As if we had taken part in a game in which both roles were of equal importance. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But nobody in Jesse’s family was sounding any alarms, and my role was to keep my mouth shut and take notes, to observe but not to interfere. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew all the roles, not just the leads but the bit parts as well. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Although Guiteau visited campaign headquarters frequently, his role in the election of Garfield and Arthur was limited to that single speech. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Other visitors were not so congenial, and Tycho clearly did not always relish his role as a kind of performing poodle. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z These examples, at first so bizarre to us, illustrate well the roles of geography and of diffusion in the history of technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “And I'm going to get Meggie out of there before she has to play the leading role at an execution.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z "Yes, Coach," Aaron said, instantly slipping back into his role as Coach's pet. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “You played that ratchet hood rat role. You know how much publicity you ’bout to get from this?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Maybe we were both playing roles just to get by. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “The spell decided how Anansi might best serve in his, ah, new role.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Dorothy’s role as a shift supervisor raised her profile with engineers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I was trying to impress her, so I skipped the part about my passive, but integral, role in the man’s death. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A third explanation agrees that hunting and fire agriculture played a significant role in the extinction, but emphasises that we can’t completely ignore the role of climate. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Very quickly, we all settle into our roles. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z And when we were hit by a school of flying fish, there too my role was not apparent. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He was already thinking about the role America’s scientists might play in the world war lurking on the horizon. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In part that was because of internal conflicts in which outsiders had no role. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t have the luxury of settling into my new role slowly before being judged. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z By luck or persistence, either women took roles right beside men or they joined volunteer regiments known as “people’s corps” that sprang up all over the nation and later merged with the Red Army. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It turned out I’d played an unwitting role in this decision. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her role developed from a pattern of talk she often heard from bored, well-to-do white women where she worked, in an East Side beauty salon. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Because it may seem like a small role now, but it matters. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z More people are getting those degrees than did a generation ago, but class still plays a big role in determining who does or does not. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z To put it squarely, such versions of the story failed to provide him with a starring role in the drama. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Weirdly, the one in the lead reminded Piper of her dad when he’d grown a beard for his role in King of Sparta. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z That had been during the early days when I had felt strong restrictions and resented Emma's boldness and her opinion that I should have been blacker to play my role of Harlem leader. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, days after I became a qualified paratrooper, I would take on that role. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Lafayette Baker also published a book about the manhunt, exaggerating his role in the chase for Booth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I have such an important role for you onstage,” he said. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z They said I am a role model for the family and hopefully for the world. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It has also been claimed that there were no scientists in the seventeenth century because there was no professional role for a scientist to occupy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I had never really thought about it before, but apparently to my friends I had two roles: “funny guy” and “drum guy.” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s mimicking something, something in her head, some role or image that only she can see. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I like how he accepts the supporting role and doesn’t try to desi-mansplain things to me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Somebody must have played the only female role - Miranda, who Kat had told me was a dishrag. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z But Boukreev’s refusal or inability to play the role of a conventional guide in the Western tradition exasperated Fischer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z With the Sneakoscope Hermione had given Harry for his birthday set carefully upon the table in the tent, Harry and Hermione spent the rest of the day sharing the role of lookout. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At the crematorium, I had been too numb to notice Little Harm taking his big role, but I'm not going to let him do the shradh, too. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But on this day, he is frustrated because, after a strong audition and weeks of good rehearsals, Mariela has stopped growing into the role. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But Dan did make an effort to branch out, landing the role of a wisecracking detective in the school play. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Officer Delinko’s role in the capture of the fleeing criminal was conveniently minimized. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But man did not put the germs into the environment and his role in spreading them was involuntary. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z If our job title, “correction officer,” suggested a role in setting people straight, though, Turner suggested we think again. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They were fighting for pink slips on role playing characters. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It never occurred to me that I’d beat her for the role. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Our mother was our greatest role model and fiercest protector, and I was going to take a lesson from her; ignore the haters and the naysayers and just focus on being my best self. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He didn’t know what his role would be this time. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I had recently become national president of the Youth League, and in my new role I urged that the campaign should be exclusively African. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We were still desperately short of bodies to fill roles. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z This rather deliberate elision of Fermi’s role in neutron research was the prelude to a pitch for $2,250 “to increase the yield of neutron radiation tenfold or more.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The jury system allowed a significant role to circumstantial evidence, as long as it was introduced in testimony. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Nobody ever learned the precise nature of the role that Comrade Pillai played in the events that followed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In time this oddly matched pair would play a large role in defining how the world viewed the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and, by extension, the very nature of the new Nazi state. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She had not thought it would be so easy to slip into the old roles. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Okay, another one!” a tall boy who was clearly playing the role of MC said, looking out at the small crowd. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In our family, because none of us fear Meng, this role falls to Khouy, who is not easily dissuaded by our charms or excuses. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Would he feign the role of a suffering lover, on the chance that we would be seen? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I was happy to be a source of inspiration to young Muslim girls in France, or anywhere else, but I hadn’t really thought of myself as a role model for kids except as a fencer. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “That sounds like an ideal role for you. How you doin’, girl?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Mark Antony had to find out what Cleopatra’s role had been in the recent chaos that rocked the Republic. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z If the individual was in the female role and was impregnated, hormonal activity of course continues, and for the 8.4-month gestation period and the 6- to 8-month lactation period this individual remains female. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He felt certain he would regain his role as starting fullback by the Odessa High game, when the stadium would surely be rockin’ ’n’ rollin’. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z However, Octavian soon arrived in Rome to collect his inheritance, which he felt included taking over his uncle’s role as leader of the Republic. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Social class—that elusive combination of income, education, occupation, and wealth—played a powerful role in Miele’s, Wilson’s, and Gora’s struggles to recover. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z My heart told me that I was a Thembu, that I had been raised and sent to school so that I could play a special role in perpetuating the kingship. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor is he denying that our genes play a role in determining who we are. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I act in them sometimes, but the real pleasure for me now is giving roles to other actors, watching them perform, especially the young ones. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z When an item is modified by a relative clause, and its role inside the clause is the object of the verb, the reader is faced with a long span between the filler and the gap. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The organization also played a critical role in an area that was less obvious but no less important to us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was exchanging greetings with the audience when she appeared, the kind of woman who glows as though consciously acting a symbolic role of life and feminine fertility. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We all play a role in this democracy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Admired as a pathbreaker, Elizebeth is now regarded as a role model—a woman who excelled in a technical field through her courage, smarts, and grit. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A new future stretched out before them, but Dorothy Vaughan and the others found themselves at the beginning of a career, with few role models to follow to its end. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Angelina wrote a series of letters about women’s role in society that were published in the Liberator, an abolitionist newspaper. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z That is a misnomer in that no such title existed, but the role he played was not so different from what the designation implies. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the formation of the women’s air regiments was kept quiet at first, because very few other women were being taken into the army in combat roles yet. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Why did Sam Westing have to play two roles, Turtle wondered. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He came back to practice the following week to the shame of a white practice jersey, and he had no role in Permian’s 42-0 trouncing of Midland High. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm actually hoping for a lead role in the upcoming Kathak recital. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We have our multiple roles like everyone else. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A thrilling image took shape in my imagination, of me in Maria’s role, the midwife’s daughter, confident, knowledgeable. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z For over a year he served as chair of the Board of War and Ordinance, playing the role of secretary of war during the most tense and uncertain phase of the fighting. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I didn’t move, not sure of what my role was here, or if she even still saw me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Mia and I lined up too, and I decided at that moment that I would one day dance the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to admit I admire Mother for the way she assumed the role of his wife and has never, as far as I know, complained or been jealous. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z With Teller’s dawning realization that he might not be slotted in for the role of supreme authority at Livermore, his old habit of undermine-and-conquer returned. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As Adams remembered it, Jefferson had played a decidedly minor role in the Continental Congress. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Leon, who had the pure gift of avoiding responsibility, would not assume his father’s role. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The girls disappeared behind the curtain and Adina called them one by one to answer questions about world peace and being role models. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I felt thrown under a limelight, reduced to a role I had never wanted but that I had been born to play. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then Amit and I would become a Bengali couple in an arranged marriage, playing the same roles as our parents and grandparents and Das and Sen family ancestors have for generations. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The convention consisted of six sessions, including several discussions of the role of women in society. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z But the young women who played the roles of the flight crew and ground crew of the 46th Guards were actresses, not pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I saw my role as am elder statesman who might help them move on to the more inclusive ideas of the Congress Movement. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s no credit to me or Aunt Loma that we were enjoying our roles in this melodrama. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The ramifications of the ceremony were dawning on Dill, and he fought hard for the role. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Their problem was that they were trapped in roles dictated by the heavy weight of their country’s cultural legacy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In my role as an attorney, I wrote a letter to the commissioner of prisons protesting on behalf of Ganya. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This man looked exactly the same, except that now the roles were reversed. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure, he was mad, but he’d be interested to know The Maltese Falcon clue led somewhere and to hear about Raven’s role in the game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Tony was the closest thing Wes had to a role model. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z My bans drove me from the center of the struggle to the sidelines, from a role that was primary to one that was peripheral. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were certain that this new literature had an important role to play in helping to shape the consciousness of a people lacking adequate literary representation. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He was, of course, absolutely perfect at being himself, and he was very much at home in the role. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither Washington nor Adams had ever played a direct role in their own campaigns for office. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The house had once been owned by General Ludwig Beck, who had been executed by the Nazis for his role in an assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler in 1944. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z These boxes show up in every area of my life, even in a theater class where the whole point is to play a role, to become something imagined. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z He’s definitely, according to Mom, going to have a role in me getting better. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z It was adopting the role that it plays for us, in the twenty-first century: it was becoming the soundtrack to the affairs of our hearts. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Yet though Indians here were playing a heroic role, the advertisement still embodied Holmberg's Mistake, for it implicitly depicted Indians as people who never changed their environment from its original wild state. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z We defend our curious role in Spain by referring to the Russian menace and the necessity of protecting the free world. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z "So, what terrorist role do they have for you?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His role in bringing home winners is critical and demanding. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The major argument running through the letters throughout 1813–1814 concerned their different definitions of social equality and the role of elites in leading and governing the American republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I saw my role as reconnaissance: I was there to relay information, to tell Dad that Shawn had threatened Audrey, because Dad would know what to do. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The position of the gap indicates the role that the modified phrase played in the deep structure; to understand the relative clause, we mentally fill it back in. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z She forced her mind to split into two parts—one intensely focused on her task, one playing the role Sciron needed to see. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The general Soviet sentiment, often shared by the women soldiers themselves, was that although women had done their part to drive out the invading enemy, their real role was to nurture, not to kill. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And still there had been no proper rehearsal, and the twins could not act, or even speak, and Lola had stolen Briony’s rightful role, and nothing could be managed, and it was hot, ludicrously hot. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Now the young ones are looking up to me as a role model, so I try my hardest to give a straight image on how things should be, and make them see right from wrong. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z "Are you all right?" she cries out, liking her role as unidentified voice from the heavens. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I am confused, but I begin to suspect Isabel has a role in this. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The accoutrements of wealth play a different role for the old-money clans than they do for the new wealthy, says Nelson W. Aldrich Jr., author of Old Money. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Part of our role, as we understood it, was to model reason, compassion, and consistency. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Some, like Erich Korngold, leapt enthusiastically into this new, populist role with skill and seriousness, widening the scope and capability of the film orchestra in the process. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z A master of deception, the young actor brought to life the role of a man in his late fifties—impressive because he was just nineteen. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z We don’t often think about the role of time in life-or-death situations, perhaps because Hollywood has distorted our sense of what happens in a violent encounter. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They were going to talk the talk of young men, and even in the role of Eduardo there was no place for her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z A doubtful future, containing only one certainty: that I would become a mother, a role for which I had no earthly preparation. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Dr. King noted that “the freedom songs were playing a strong and vital role in our struggle. They gave the people new courage and a sense of unity.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At first the men wanted to have someone play out the role of Jesus and raise up from the dead, but Father opposed that on principle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z While perhaps a more provincial cause, it had all the advantages of a more concerted and tightly focused political agenda in which each man played a clearly defined role. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Lafayette, ordered to trap Cornwallis, sent Private Charles Morgan, playing the role of a deserter, into the British camp. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I grew up, I understood that Malalai was a hero and a role model, and I wanted to learn something from her. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And Washington, playing his role in the agent’s double-dealing, supplied Hunter with such real tidbits as the actual strength of his army and the location of his supply dumps. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Spanish conquest of the Incas, guns played only a minor role. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Before he was elected, the squads had been integrated, but now few whites serve in anything but command roles. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Unknown at the time was the role American agent Alexander Bryan played in the great victory at Saratoga. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They probably don’t know what a play is, much less the different roles in producing one. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He doesn’t truly fit the role of a father in my perspective, so I refer to him as my sperm donor. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Yali explained to me his role in getting local people to prepare for self-government. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The policy of the Army at that time was not to send women into combat roles. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “He didn’t... he didn’t really take off the way like we expected. After that movie, he was mostly ... I guess . . . small roles.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Society, friends, and teachers, play a significant role in our music selection process. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She didn’t know what role to play anymore. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We had grown apart: he had opted for a traditional leadership role and was cooperating with the system. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We strengthened Wick so that he could infiltrate your shadow fellowship and take on the role of the Lucera; Or Lucero, in his case, one of the other Sorrows added. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z As soon as we entered the auditorium, we saw that the entire first row was filled with kids sitting according to the role they were trying out for. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z After he was done explaining his role as a war correspondent, I felt content. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z In 1983 T. Berry Brazel- ton wrote that a baby arrives in the world “beautifully prepared for the role of learning about him- or herself and the world all around.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Coleman is a classicist who studied at Oxford and a former consultant for McKinsey & Company who clearly enjoys his role as a provocateur. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Professionals follow through on each commitment and organizational role in a way that exceeds the expectations of others. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Juan Perón, who later became Evita’s husband and the dictator of Argentina, studied Hitler and his Italian sidekick, Mussolini, as role models. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Papa had always been the one to mess up Anya’s hair, and Mama had dutifully taken over the role when he had gone. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The wasp became widely established in this area and is generally credited by entomologists with an important role in bringing the beetle under control. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This included the esteem accorded to women who held life-giving roles as healers and midwives. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z In reporting to his superiors, he had not mentioned Shin’s role. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Now, years later, I was there in a role foreign to my youth’s wildest imaginings. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "But I'm just not certain. I mean, do you really think I'm ready to play so important a role? Before so important an audience?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But every once in a while they step out of character and take on the role of nouns. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Their role as records of artistic thought also makes drawings uniquely valuable to the art historian, for they help in documenting the evolution of a work from its inception to the finished piece. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I had moved from the role of a gadfly within the organization to one of the powers that I had been rebelling against. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I played the role so well that none of them suspected I was anything other than what I seemed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Suesetta says, “On behalf of the African Methodist Episcopal Church at Bethel, we thank you for being a role model to us and a pillar of hope to the nation.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the absence of any other guides, I volunteered to fill that role and bring up the rear. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Originally, Paul had agreed to fill the clinical role if Jim would assume the managerial role and most of the diplomacy. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Children of ceremony: My classmates and I would rehearse our roles before major liturgical celebrations. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z What was needed was a revolution, a reversal of the ancient, brittle roles we’d been playing out since my childhood. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Was Hamlet, too, an actor in Claudius’s malevolent plot, forced into the role of villain on the stage of his mother’s room? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Let's just hope I get a decent role in the recital. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A hired boy took on a few, and Chris Beeston reluctantly agreed to don women's costume again, and for a time the sharers scheduled the plays with the fewest female roles. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It is gradually reassuming a role it had for thousands of years: a free-flowing, unwritten, spontaneous, aural tradition based entirely on the lives, loves, hopes and fears of ordinary people. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She didn’t know what role to play anymore. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And in many ways, the role that lay ahead of him that fall, as it did every fall, was that of an educator. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I could see the role which I was to play as plainly as I saw Jack's red hair. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z My actions—or failure to act—played a direct role in the death of Andy Harris. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Class plays an increased role, too, in determining where and with whom affluent Americans live. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z For the first time in many years, Barack and I had no role to play on election night. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In the view of his brother, John, who had long played the role of his medical advisor, Ernest’s basic problem was overwork. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Whereas no one else in the revolutionary generation wanted the role of Catiline, Burr seemed to be auditioning for the part at every opportunity. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z There are so many unsaid things between us—so many reasons we can only be something like father and daughter, but never fully inhabit our roles. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But since his dad disappeared one night, Gregor’s role in the family had changed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Law enforcement officials assumed the role of drug “experts,” emphasizing the need for law and order responses—a crackdown on those associated with the drug. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Each teenager played an integral role in developing the diary entries—reading, editing, and encouraging one another. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He still played a few of his old parts, but most of the time he was downstairs, rehearsing men's roles. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Art Moran had lain awake the night before fretting about his role in this trial and remembering the sequence of events with his eyes shut, as if they were occurring in a dream. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Like the regent, he saw my future role as counselor to Sabata, and he encouraged me to study law. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the role of Antigone herself—the only real possibility from even a physical standpoint—was the Obscure Object. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I was humbled and excited to be First Lady, but not for one second did I think I’d be sliding into some glamorous, easy role. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z If it played a role in disenchanting the world, it did so precisely because it was effectively inculcated among the educated, clerical and lay, male and female. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It is clear by this that sex of rearing, rather than genetic determinants, plays a greater role in the establishment of gender identity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In my neighborhood gang violence and drug trafficking play a big role and kids have no one to look up to as an example of hope. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And every single one of them wanted the lead role in Annie. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z For example, I can easily put James in Hitler’s shoes, and our family in the roles of the Jews. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z We overlook just how large a role we all play—and by “we” I mean society—in determining who makes it and who doesn’t. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In particular, a tribal big-man’s role in dividing the meat of pigs slaughtered for feasts points to the role of chiefs in collecting and redistributing food and goods—now reconstrued as tribute—in chiefdoms. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, I think I might understand my role. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I recall, I told you to research it for me. In the role of an editorial assistant.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She said, “Okay, now you know this might have nothing to do with who’s the best person for the role. You know that, right?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z When Caesar stayed with Cleopatra in Alexandria, his role had been that of a general in charge of an occupying army. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z His central role as priest—intermediary between congregation and God—is diminished. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The police can easily argue, if challenged, that non-racial factors—such as gender, age, attire and location—played a role in their assessment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Mott encouraged Stanton to trust her opinions and speak her mind, and Stanton found a role model in the uncompromising middle-aged activist. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Grandpa built a two-story playhouse in the backyard, where I played house and Luke took the roles I bossily assigned to him. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Josquin was asked to compose something in this friend’s memory, to be performed by the Ferrara Chapel Choir and quite possibly the duke himself in the role of tenor. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Clearly that boy doesn’t have any positive male role models in his life. Just look at my son! Just look at him!” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z And if marriage was not achieved, there were alternative roles: teacher, librarian, or . . . well, something intelligent and public-spirited. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It took no time, no thought at all, for me to be fully consumed by my new role as a mother. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I didn’t have any role models to look up to who looked like me in fencing, and there weren’t any other Muslim women wearing hijab at the elite levels of sport to inspire my quest. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He reflected on his role—a tragically important role—in the coup. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z With her soft white curls and graceful good manners, Stanton appeared harmless, but when she was at the podium she challenged her audiences with revolutionary ideas about divorce, religion, and women’s role in society. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Either she doesn't want to confound the jury, or she has no more idea than I have why Sam Westing had to play two roles. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z After we were all sitting down and she had taken role, she called for everyone’s attention. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In a similar way, writers stop thinking—and thus stop writing— about tangible objects and instead refer to them by the role those objects play in their daily travails. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z His role in my life, according to Doris, was to be some sort of positive male figure. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Protective worrying, engaging with another’s mind as one entered it, taking the dominant role as one guided another’s fate, was hardly mental freedom. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z After initially denying any direct involvement in the Pittman murder, Myers conceded that he may have played some accidental role but quickly put the blame for the murder itself on more interesting local figures. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And as a reward for my first major acting role, I have a whole plate of chocolate-chip macadamia nut cookies to myself. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The patriotism of her young flight crews would be an inspiration to women serving the Motherland in a host of less glamorous roles—as snipers, tank drivers, antiaircraft machine gunners, technicians, cooks, or launderers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The Mike device was based on the Teller-Ulam design and built by Los Alamos; Livermore, which at that time was fully engaged in “simply coming into being,” played no role whatsoever. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As Operation Breakthrough got underway, the poor women of Hayti quickly stepped into leadership roles. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The whole class had to memorize the poem, and we were all assigned roles. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I wear a green rubber hood and act in my role as the Speech Monster. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “He did indeed. Black was tired of his double-agent role, he was ready to declare his support openly for You-Know-Who, and he seems to have planned this for the moment of the Potters’ death. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It’s the same corner where there’s a little market perfect for buying bottles of orange juice and roles de canela, cinnamon rolls packaged in bright pink wrappers featuring a white bear wearing a baker’s hat. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The young man who had this assignment will testify to his role in the affair. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z And what was Boyle’s role in all this? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This particular portion of the wedding ceremony turns gender roles in the Iranian culture on their head. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She had cast herself, without meaning to, in the role of a potential student. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z This number plays the role of “practical infinity” for computer problems which are solvable but only theoretically. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The movie had played a role in Adams's exoneration, and he was released from Texas’s death row not long after its release. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The problem that concerns us here is whether any of the chemicals we are using in our attempts to control nature play a direct or indirect role as causes of cancer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I offer the Schieffer-Ardolino and Financial Times cases as just two examples of how the flattening of the world has happened faster and changed rules, roles, and relationships more quickly than social science can capture. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z In some ways, she thinks he usurps what should be her role. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Shrinkage may have played a role, since he was under significant anxiety, but have you ever seen a pencil?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z In a world in which women’s roles were still highly traditional, Marcela’s trip was the talk of the town, prompting the San Francisco Examiner to feature daily reports on her exploits in the jungle. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In resigning themselves to the role of chronicling ever-changing usage, they are acknowledging the wisdom of Thomas Carlyle’s famous reply to Margaret Fuller’s statement “I accept the universe”: “Gad! She’d better.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Your father has many good qualities,” she said to me, “but he’s not the most stable role model for a young man like yourself. He’d be the first to admit it, Noah.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Plus she'd notice my swollen hand and bruised-up face and have a heart attack, and go right into mother role, trying to ice it, heat it, wrap it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I was also being offered a chance at a real-life role, as a valued member of the Globe family. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But he never believed the role of a coach was to build character or lasting relationships. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Strategic Defense Initiative brings thoughts of destruction and salvation, and even here the notion of trade-offs can play a useful role. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In his role as a producer, Houseman met his partner in the October 1938 plot. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The idea that space and time may form a closed surface without boundary also has profound implications for the role of God in the affairs of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Every year for two months Aureliano Segundo played his role of an exemplary husband and he organized parties with ice cream and cookies which the gay and lively schoolgirl enhanced with the clavichord. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Mr. da Silva filled the major roles with his pets from Advanced English. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Elizebeth insisted that this was merely an experiment, with the young doctor “trying out his training” and William “trying out a patient’s role.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Pod twelve—youth sector. Identify your role,” the Chancellor says, so close I can smell her sweet hyacinth breath. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Somewhere inside me there must be an inherited wisdom from my ancestors since I can muster up the ability to play roles that offer guidance and strength. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Kitum Cave plays a role in the life of the forest, but what the role is no one can say. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He lost his lawsuit against Koch when Houseman and Anne Froelick testified that Welles’s role in writing the original script had been minimal. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The Washington visit launched Lawrence into the role of the hydrogen bomb’s most prominent and credible promoter. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “If he was a spy, he played his role beautifully.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a famous actor getting ready to go before the cameras to play the role of a distinguished European businessman and lover. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z It also highlighted her key role in the I'm Alone case, which had saved the United States a small fortune. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Where do you think you would be without the Draconian Marsh role?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Like Farmer, he had an expressive face that revealed his enthusiasm and determination, and as second in command at PIH, his role was to keep the wheels of that machine well oiled. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z After his reading, Volpe says to Krause that he hopes the kid gets his life turned around, but there is no way he is giving him a role. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But by the early 1900s, their roles were expanding, and women were tough in defending their rights; they were determined to have a voice in the larger union efforts. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The highlight of that Hot Seat came when Kevin asked Parr who was his hero, his role model. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Any diminution in magnetism is likely to be bad news, because magnetism, apart from holding notes to refrigerators and keeping our compasses pointing the right way, plays a vital role in keeping us alive. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z More than anyone, she knew how fiercely Linda McCullough had always wanted a baby, how deep that longing to be a mother—that magical, marvelous, terrifying role—ran in her friend. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But if the universe is completely self-contained, with no singularities or boundaries, and completely described by a unified theory, that has profound implications for the role of God as Creator. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The boss greeted his new recruit with the news that he had secured $70,000 in funding for the new sixty-inch cyclotron, and that Alvarez’s role would be to design its magnet. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Now that the number of soldiers has multiplied, they wield more power and the chief’s role has been reduced to that of a manager. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The lack of clarity about their postwar roles as the handover of policy authority to civilian control approached had further diminished morale among the staff members who remained. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The theory was eventually called spermism, highlighting the central role of the sperm in determining all the features of a fetus. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It was like being forced to act the leading role in a play you’d watched many times but had never actually rehearsed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z With the news announcement of Butler’s arrest, and his at least tentative identification as a member of Elijah Muhammad’s organization, tension reached a new high among all who had any role in the feud. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely money played a role in the decision Pollard would make; he was barely able to feed his children. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Race plays a major role—indeed, a defining role—in the current system, but not because of what is commonly understood as old-fashioned, hostile bigotry. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z What they want is for me to truly take on the role they designed for me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Each functionary had his own role to play in granting whatever wishes the king requested. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth became intoxicated with the promise of social reform and her possible role in all of it. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Now that he wasn’t working, he said he would audition for roles. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z One teacher, someone he does not know well, asks how he had managed to get a professional actress to play the role of the mother, Elizabeth Hardy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z As long as Strauss remained a minority voice on the Atomic Energy Commission, however, he could only chafe powerlessly at Oppenheimer’s exalted role as the AEC’s leading scientific advisor. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z His role was to keep the official scorebook and put down the code that marked every measurable moment of the contests: hits, runs, strikeouts, stolen bases, errors, wild pitches. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Over the past three decades it has come to play a greater, not lesser, role in important ways. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Now, in death, this constancy crystallized and became something else entirely: he was an old familiar jokester cast—with surprising effect—in the tragic role. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But my agent keeps insisting that many actors go through moments like these before they land supporting and lead roles. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z That feels like getting cast in a role without auditioning for it. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It named him dictator for life even though the role of dictator had until then been reserved only for emergencies and only for a limited term. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Also in 1915, blacks played a decisive role in electing the mayor, Republican William Thompson. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In any case, despite the anti- climactic results, the test results were interpreted by the AEC as validating Livermore’s role as the developer of “new ideas” in thermonuclear technology. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Of all the elements that would distinguish the long and extraordinary movement known as Prohibition, there would be nothing more significant or more important than the role played by women. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z At the end of the week, my hand is aching as I assign students their roles. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Though nouns are often the names for people, places, and things, the noun category can only be defined by the role it plays in a family of rules. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “I’m supposed to be his role model. But maybe it’s the other way around.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But now their roles are reversed—at least that is how Ma and Pa see it. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A hack astronomer, who is constantly on talk shows and whose name you would probably recognize, played himself in a cameo role. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The meetings with city and county officials, the back-channel support from polite Durham society, the swelling membership roles, the new Klavern hall—any one of these taken individually was a significant feather in C.P.’s hood. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He was talking with Daisy Ramirez, who’d played the role of my Best and Most Fearless Friend since elementary school, but I couldn’t follow their conversation over the noise of all the others. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It was a strange feeling for Brian, the role reversal with an adult. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Pan had also said something to her: You will play a great role, though it may not he the role you imagined. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z For one lively half century Pennsylvania had a virtual monopoly on one of the most valuable products in the world, oil, and an overwhelmingly dominant role in the production of a second, coal. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But laboratory experimentation can obviously play little or no role in many of the historical sciences. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The debate behind the scenes had focused on Lawrence’s role as the quintessential pioneer of Big Science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A posthole digger, shovels, a few bags of quick-set concrete, large buckets with lids, a role of fencing wire, pliers, and a couple of hammers were piled on the ground near the bushes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He produced a new theory of the rainbow which emphasized the role of refraction, where Aristotle had only mentioned reflection; but there is no evidence that Grosseteste ever conducted experiments to test his theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the grand scheme of things, I finally had a role to play. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Still enraged from the disrespectful way he felt he’d been treated during his visit to Moscow a year before, Bobby began acting the role of a Cold War gladiator. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This conferred instant credibility upon his preferred role as designated truth teller, poised to expose the chaotic reality beneath all uplifting accounts of the Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z "I didn't get the role I wanted in the Kathak recital." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Matt was prancing about, eager to begin the journey, proud of his role as the leader. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z More specifically, it is testimony to the power of one specific aspect of context, which is the critical role that groups play in social epidemics. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Merely floating the possibility of the role to Lola might provoke a crisis, and could Briony really hold hands with her before the altar, while Jackson intoned from the Book of Common Prayer? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When you have such a public role and so many people counting on you, I believe you must always act in the way people expect of you. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Nonreligious white liberals have typically downplayed the role of religion in the civil rights movement, but historian Aldon Morris is correct in asserting that the lunch-counter protests were not primarily a college phenomenon. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He had no idea what his role would be in this new situation—he wasn’t even sure he had a role. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “Perhaps a narrator, then? The narrators have a really important role. They keep the audience informed.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Many of them already knew of Carey from his role as field secretary of the nation’s oldest and preeminent direct-action civil rights group: the Congress of Racial Equality, or CORE. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z With the knights circling it, the dais is like a terrible stage, where all the players are doomed to run through their roles to the same bloody end. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the classes I attended, one of the students was assigned to take the role of the white racist, and to argue his points to the other students. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The organization had given the world a new shape, and me a vital role. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z All in the space of a night events had moved from festivity to a crisis, and he, Matthias, had taken a major role in both. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The truth is, no one quite knows what to do with me now that the war’s over, although if another one should spring up, Plutarch’s sure they could find a role for me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Both Adams and Jefferson knew their roles by heart, especially in its Ciceronian version as a pair of retired patriarchs now beyond ambition and above controversy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The Mark I was what brought Lawrence and Alvarez to Livermore on their scouting visit, Ernest again embracing his wartime role as impresario of a partnership of government, academia, and industry. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Here is a Black woman, uneasy about her role in identifying a young Black man, who still had the courage to testify before you and to positively identify Mr. King. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z When I came through the rear door, Mr. Pope was just making an exit from the stage, his face set in the jolly grin required by his role. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Andy—called “Harold” by Rob and all his Kiwi friends— was a big, sturdy lad, built like an NFL quarterback, with rugged good looks of the sort that earn men roles in cigarette advertisements. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Once he stopped and took deep breaths, trying to calm himself down, trying to get himself into the role that he had to play. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt like an actor, playing the role of the good Zoroastrian grandson. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Hamilton had played the same role in both contexts. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It was such an ingenue thing to say, and Adina had never played that role. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z And the role I played in creating the funk that hangs over the town like a fog. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Partners in Health continues to play a significant role in global health. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Wintergreen accepted his role of digging and filling up holes with all the uncomplaining dedication of a true patriot. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “But they liked her, and offered her a role in a different thing they were working on.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z By this man, His Excellency Prince Faisal, who roles this Holy Land, was made aware of my presence here in Jedda. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Her role, pure and simple, was to obey him and make his life easier. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z One role had prepared her for the other. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Their role was not only to monitor but to intimidate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Irina Rakobolskaya, in her role as chief of staff, had been on the airfield as she always was, checking each of her aircrews as they took off and landed. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But if this was not of sufficient help, then a whole new game plan went into effect, and the command module and the lunar module switched roles. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The term sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women, while gender refers to society’s constructed roles, expectations, behaviors, attitudes, and activities that it deems appropriate for men and women. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z As the technology evolved, it had almost competing roles. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Of course, I often forget my role and find it impossible to curb my anger when they’re unfair, so that they spend the next month saying I’m the most impertinent girl in the world. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z If a part calls for a handsome boy or a beautiful girl, Volpe doesn’t put someone ugly in the role. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z When Julia gave up the role of Ophelia, she seemed to give up as well all hope of being a player. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Celie, who coincidentally, was in the exact same role as my mother, didn’t have somebody to stop Mr. from abusing her. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But for this show, he had to go into the studio twice to play two minor roles as announcers. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Regardless of the type of encounter, the basic music elements play a significant role in how children respond to music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Well, for instance, every bee has its role to play.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was locked into a maintenance role: He was a custodian for the system who was unlikely to overturn the previous judgment, even if there was compelling evidence of innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Jason’s not one of our best players; you know that. He’s a role player. But when he’s your son, you want him...It’s a balancing act.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Word of Katherine Johnson’s role in Glenn’s successful mission began making the rounds in the black community, first locally, then farther afield. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He wanted to fight for others who didn’t have the same privileges or rights as he did, which made me realize that’s been my role for the last two years. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z CONCLUSION: In speech, mannerisms, and dress, the subject manifests a feminine gender identity and role, despite a contrary chromosomal status. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It can’t be the only attribute an actor brings to a role, but it doesn’t hurt. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Her true role is less that of a queen than mother of the hive, a title often accorded to her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, even after admitting her role in today’s mess, Witching Hour seemed shamefaced. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z All living things on our planet are constructed of organic molecules—complex microscopic architectures in which the car- bon atom plays a central role. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Any coma victims in the Menagerie? Because, seriously, I’d be perfect for a role like that, if you’re looking for new talent, that is...” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Mom took his temperature, brought him some hot tea, and assumed the “August’s mom” role again. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Conceivably, adenine equaled thymine because of a yet undiscovered role in the ordering of the bases. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Over dinner Mama asked, “What role would you like to dance, if you could?” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps that's my greatest social crime, I've overstayed my hibernation, since there's a possibility that even an invisible man has a socially responsible role to play. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ifemsco, see you, beautiful babe, even after a long flight,” she said, laughing, dismissing the compliment, playing at her old role of the girl who was not the pretty one. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If Mark Antony did not feel that his role was compromised by Cleopatra’s royal presence, his loyal supporters did. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I’ve landed two more roles, both in upcoming films with Paramount Pictures. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Arabian and Bactrian camels played a similar military role within their geographic range. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I have no further role to play, I have to accept that now. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It gave me a real positive role model to follow. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z How many other roles in my life had this chameleon played? Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z What about an approach, an assumption, a concept, a condition, a context, a framework, an issue, a model, a process, a range, a role, a strategy, a tendency, or a variable? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It touched on so much of what he faced: crime, rehabilitation, the role of the system for good and sometimes ill. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Yet Groves was fully cognizant of Lawrence’s crucial role in the program. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We and our pathogens are now locked in an escalating evolutionary contest, with the death of one contestant the price of defeat, and with natural selection playing the role of umpire. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As she worked, Elizebeth had to come to terms with the fact that her own vital role in wartime code breaking was vanishing from sight, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z As to the role of religion in healing, the experts I talked with feel divided. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z After a while I began to manipulate my face as if I were a makeup artist getting myself ready to be filmed for some role as a psychotic or hardened criminal. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z You would have a starring role as the Charming Local Boy.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z A related question is: What is God’s role in causation? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He’d set his sights on trying out for the Cleveland Browns—not as a player, but rather as a contender for the role of a wide-eyed, gape-mouthed faux animal named Chomps. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Arriving in Washington with the same sort of desire and energy to contribute, though, she’d been roundly spurned, pilloried for taking on a policy role in the White House’s work on health-care reform. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They needed an opportunity to step outside those roles when they sat in the cockpit, and language was the key to that transformation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Their role was symptomatic of the role all girls played at Permian. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Given the many factors that feed into it, art must play a very special role in the artist’s personality. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Boethius himself played a somewhat similar role in degenerate Rome. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The last permission I need to be my own role model. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And that opportunity played a critical role in their success. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But perhaps the enthusiastic sensibility of young women of her age also played a role. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z From time to time the role of the Pepette became controversial. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It always helped at the college to be a little different, especially if you wished to play a leading role. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The teacher told me that she had heard me speak and wanted me to be a role model for the students and inspire them to do great things. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He reveled in playing the Sean Penn role in his own version of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, but beneath all that was a witty, personable kid. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Although I had chosen a different path, I tried in my own fashion to live up to the responsibilities of the role for which I had been schooled. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sander and Julian brought along the sides they needed in order to learn Nick's old roles. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to impress upon the reporters die critical role of whites in any new dispensation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Something else clearly played a role in reversing New York’s crime epidemic. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Two more kids trying out for the roles of Miss Ornsby, the English teacher, and Chet, the boyfriend were called up as well. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z People often unwittingly play the role of trainer to astrologers who, like Hans, reflect their clients’ needs. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, in her role of unhappy helper but obedient daughter, Shirley had become quite adept with tools and familiar with the inner workings of the old house. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z His theory essentially eliminated God’s role in the process of creation. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "If the queen had a role in this or, gods forbid, the king himself . . . no, I will not believe that." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In this scene that I unwillingly played, I understood nothing of my role. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Although I didn’t try, it was impossible not to record their roles in the drama. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In other areas, though, that role of cereals was taken over or shared by roots and tubers, which were of negligible importance in the ancient Fertile Crescent and China. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Coveting the directorship as a way to build his own bureaucratic empire, Hoover concealed from Stone the extent of his role in domestic surveillance operations and promised to disband the intelligence division. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Perhaps the most important role for a second is analyzing adjourned positions jointly with the player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Reading it the night before, I’d wondered if it would be like that for me—if in one moment, I would finally understand her, know her, and understand the role I’d played in her dying. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Those of us who did not know black liberation history and the ANC’s role in it still looked around for models to emulate. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Borelli still saw a role for God in setting up the system in the first place—as the designer of the machine, if you like. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The grimmest examples of germs’ role in history come from the European conquest of the Americas that began with Columbus’s voyage of 1492. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She struck me as the actress who’s constantly trying out for very different parts, never sure of which role she’s supposed to play. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z On our third cup of tea, Mama began to tell me about her husband and his role as a freedom fighter during apartheid. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z So far, Hoover had managed to keep the bureau’s role in the affair out of the press. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z For that movie, he used actors who had played roles in the War of the Worlds broadcast and other Mercury radio and theatre productions. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z With respect and obvious affection, Hall referred to him as “my main man” and mentioned several times that he considered Ang Dorje’s role crucial to the success of our expedition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Regarding Fischer as a mentor and a role model, Lopsang even started wearing his hair in a ponytail, as Fischer did. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Because,” I said, enjoying my role as their enemy and big sister, “that’s not food for everyday eating.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Similar chorus to what I've been hearing all week, except his tone was less angry, now that he had a role to play in it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Curly guessed it was her very first Hollywood role after retiring from beauty pageants. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d early established themselves in the role of guests—most of them, anyway—and were content to stand idle while the caravan drovers and the Tizerkane—and Lazlo—saw to all the work. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They transformed it, changing its role from mere placeholder to number. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In effect, he had no role whatsoever in promoting Callender’s libels against Adams. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In these stela portraits, the king’s clothes, chosen to represent his critical spiritual role in the society’s prosperity, generally included a headdress with an ear of maize emblazoned on the front like a star. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Thus encouraged, I played the false role of obedient daughter with even more zest. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Despite serious reservations, I had to forgive Finnick for his role in the conspiracy that landed me here. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The result, if viewed without sound, would seem to concern two cheerful, milkfed athletes discussing hockey or baseball—anything but murder and the roles, boastfully confessed, they had played in the deaths of seven people. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Many thanks are owed to the above mentioned for their roles in what has been, for the past few years now, an obsession and a second life that I never expected to live. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The last thing I needed to hear that day was the story of my sister’s life, in which I, her twin, was allowed a very minor role. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I was playing several small roles, my most dramatic being that of a soldier who dies a bloody death in one of the battle scenes. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z In the 1960s, the roles would be reversed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Dasch vehemently denied that a fear of getting caught and a desire to save his own life played any role in destroying Hitler's secret attack on America. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He clings to his masculinity, his solitude and his feigned indifference so he can maintain his role, so he’ll never, ever have to show his feelings. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But Zell continued to open up until Bull, renouncing his role of confessor, insisted that he had to get to work. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In short, the variable outcomes of the Austronesian expansion strikingly illustrate the role of food production in human population movements. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Cause I play the role that they think I am. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “So, let’s look at the role that religion played in everyday life. What benefits would religious beliefs have in their world?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But I don’t see any backup coming from my fellow servers, each of whom has slipped into her own personal funk; Gail, my role model, stares sorrowfully at a point six inches from her nose. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We owe to him indispensable phrases which encapsulate powerful arguments, such as ‘unintended consequence’ and ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’; one of his phrases, ‘role model’, has moved out of the university into daily speech. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There are those who think that in this role Anaxagoras contributed significantly to the greatness of Athens. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Going to work is like playing a role now. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It’s as if they don’t want to entirely lose the Mockingjay, but they want to downgrade my role to foot soldier. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Like actors on a stage, new CIA agents posted to the Soviet Union played carefully crafted roles. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The sounds all around us play a significant role in our development. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Within Boston as well, he played a special role. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps I was blinded to certain things because of the pain I felt for not being able to fulfill my role as a husband to my wife and a father to my children. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hip-hop had begun to play a special role in my life. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She wished her father had never taken on the Jake Steel franchise, but it had become one of his most popular roles. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Eventually old man Gusdorf had gotten royally skinned when the bottom fell out of cotton, and he wound up relegated to a sharecropper’s role forever after. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The most important thing I can say to you—yes, you who are now reading this—is that you, as an individual, have a role to play and can make a difference. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The mental game plays such a pivotal role in fencing, and on that day, my mental game had been off. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But I am playing the role of a faithful Attendant, so I school my expression to blankness. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Anyway, that’s one-tenth of the people we need to show up so we can have our pick for the remaining four roles. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Having established some common ground, Adams then veered off in a direction that had always gotten him into political trouble—namely, the inevitable role that elites play in making history happen. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Many of its most ardent supporters, having developed a convenient collective amnesia about their roles in encouraging the German eugenicists, renounced the movement altogether. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z While I considered how poorly I would fill the role of a nun, Hamlet entered the hall. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It may even be that those factors play a very subtle and complex role in increasing the odds of something happening to him in the next seventy-two hours. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z And, although I had neither the stature nor the temperament for either role, I was expected either to sing "Old Man River" and just keep rolling along, or to do fancy tricks with my muscles. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Sander went on substituting for him in Hamlet, and I for Julia, but the two of us could not hope to fill all the roles both of them had been playing. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Her role in Rome’s recent civil strife remained unclear. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “What role do you have in the play?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I grew up among nineteen first cousins, and they each played a pivotal role in my childhood and teen years. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z What she injects into the role is tart, pungent humor. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The symbol was stitched on the crimson fabric, indicating their unfortunate role as caretakers of the country’s freak children. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There is a plethora of evidence regarding the critical role that the arts play in children’s lives and learning. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I think how homesick she was, how much she sacrificed just to get small roles. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He had seriously misjudged the situation, however, and his own role in it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He was taken into custody shortly after Booth was killed and spent seven weeks in the Old Capitol Prison in were all given life sentences for their roles in the assassination conspiracy. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The great butlers are great by virtue of their ability to inhabit their professional role and inhabit it to the utmost; they will not be shaken out by external events, however surprising, alarming or vexing. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She injured her leg and was out of commission with the dance company for a while, but recently she was given a big role in a new piece. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But some women continued to oppose their own suffrage, arguing that having the vote would threaten women’s role in society and in the home. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z As my sympathy for Taske, Weathers, and some of my other teammates mounted, I felt increasingly uncomfortable in my role as a journalist. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The passive voice is just one of the gadgets that the English language makes available to rearrange phrases while preserving their semantic roles. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Both of these examples suggest that extremely effective control of many kinds of unwanted vegetation might be achieved by paying more attention to the role of plant-eating insects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She is not often assigned this role, though the twins are quite fond of her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She couldn’t believe her only role in this quest would be what Nico had warned her of—removing the obstacle waiting for them in the House of Hades. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Far from giving up on the “humanitarian” H-bomb, Strauss redoubled his efforts on its behalf in his role of Eisenhower administration spokesman on the technicalities of nuclear policy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I had a ton of role models, and after I walked on Mars or discovered Planet Nine, then I would be someone’s hero too. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Daughter of Athena, your time is coming. You will play a great role, though it may not be the role you imagined.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Of course, the owners held a far more positive view of mill life and of their own role in the world of their making. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He won an Oscar for his role in In the Heat of the Night and also made “B” movies so bad they went straight to video. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She became a role model, inspiring generations of African American performers who followed her. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z But of course Jefferson himself had already decided that he preferred the anomalous role of opposing the administration in which he officially served. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Gwentshe had been a successful shopkeeper and had played an important role in organizing East London for the stay-at-home of June 26, two years before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Or is the original soul then banished to bounce from body to body—basically, are the roles reversed? Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z We beamed at each other for still not wanting to compete for the same role. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “It’s not a role, Mom. I’m not in a play.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think that the best thing a woman can do is perform well her part in the role of wife and mother?” he asked. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z My first encounter with Wayne, who plays the role of the coach in Good Boys, takes place a month before rehearsals begin. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She wasn’t always wild about the identity, but it was comfortable to have one and to feel like you knew the role you were supposed to play. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z De Roos was on the offensive again, trying to spoil Kwang’s show with the same questions about his role in the boycotts, suggesting that he was obstructing the efforts of the police and community groups. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As they went their separate ways that night, Houseman hoped the challenge of the role would appeal to Welles. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Had someone tipped off the KGB to Gordievsky's double role, or were they just fishing for clues? Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z At the time, he couldn’t make sense of his life, of the role in it of such a prominent authority that he couldn’t trust. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He talked about sportsmanship, and about how Mike Costello was a role model. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ll put on the goggles, the virtual experience will begin, and the room itself will play its own role in making this feel as real as possible. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Yet this view fails to reckon with the persuasive powers of Ernest Lawrence and Edward Teller, which played the crucial role in creating momentum for the H-bomb. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We were proud to be Marines and even prouder of the role that we had been chosen to play. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He was saying something about ghosts, old mysteries, Miss Lilian’s role in the children’s disappearance. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I explained my role of the previous twelve years, of helping to organize and to build the Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I understood its history and my role in it. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The role of “Rick” had been heavily underlined with a soft-lead pencil. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Gaines and the other Permian coaches were all too aware of the role that high school football occupied in Odessa, how it had become central to the psyche of thousands who lived there. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is actually really cool. She must have been good, if they offered her a role in a different movie!” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll find out,” I said, trying to play the role that the Colonel had always played for me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z In that light, exposed in a druggy moment of reckoning, we all considered him for the role of dead man. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Perhaps he had gained the idea from Professor Slughorn, the teacher with whom he was on best terms, who had demonstrated how influential a role a teacher can play. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Maize also played a role in the city’s disintegration. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z At present our answers to these questions are for the most part only conjectures, but there is growing concern about the role of pesticide pollution in estuaries, salt marshes, bays, and other coastal waters. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Suddenly Jack smiled and slipped back into his fatherly role. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I altered my avatar’s appearance so that I looked exactly like Meat Loaf did in the role, but my performance and lip-synching still kinda sucked. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Italian fashion dominated the reign of King Henry II of France, thanks to his wife, Catherine de Medici, whose role in the arts of sixteenth-century France is hard to exaggerate. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And not only had Marina Raskova played a key role in the phenomenal achievement, but she had an amazing story of ten days of wilderness survival to tell along with it. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She accedes to the subservient wifely role typical of women of her generation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you think you are deserving of a better position? Perhaps you think this role is beneath you?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z By perfect, Volpe means not just in their roles—but also in the impact that playing those roles will have across the school. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She insisted, however, that his ambition never impaired his character and never distracted him from his role as husband and eventually father. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z My role models for writing were the ones we learned about in school. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z It is Theo’s role to help Vincent’s paintings sell, and therefore to tell him how to improve so they will sell. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I am not exaggerating: composers of the second half of the nineteenth century really did believe that this was their role. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Over the course of history, sport has played a dynamic role in shaping cultural discourse. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I’m a role player on my team, not a star. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom stops in front of the kiosk with the poster of the person playing the role of Albert and takes a picture. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Goss used the pronoun that designates a male animal, not the pronoun for a human being in the masculine role of kemmer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “There are different roles here in the realm of magic. Sis is a guardian—and she takes her job very seriously. She isn’t angry with you, by the way.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He couldn’t understand what it felt like to be me, how tiresome it got to play the leading role in Invisible Girl day after day, month after month. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But he embraced the progress this nation made and the military’s role in helping that change to come about. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z After all, she thinks, artists have a vital role to play, no? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z At Elsinore I knew my role as one of the queen’s ladies. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The extensive publicity about Garfield's slow, agonizing death shined the light on the role of microbes in human health. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A few seemed mildly interested in what she had to say, but were reluctant to take a more active role in campaigning. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Nick's attitude toward us was even more hostile than before, especially toward Sander, who had taken over several of Nick's roles. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Rambling treatises on the role of government in America with all the Gs written backward, paragraphs translated from English to Spanish, tables of his elementary school classmates’ strengths and weaknesses. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She became what is known as an ideal servant, for such a role filled practically all of her needs. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Digby, a friend of Hobbes and a founding member of the Royal Society, played a crucial role in popularizing the word ‘fact’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It never occurred to Nathan that his role in the realm of Holy Beings was temporary. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But in the presence of whites he would play the role of a clown of the most debased and degraded type. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Volpe, a day or so later, asked me if I would want to play the role of the shy younger brother in his upcoming play, Neil Simon’s Come Blow Your Horn. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Her husband, William, who was dark, played the role of her slave. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel more and more puzzled as to my role this evening at this table. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She happened to be an orphan, and I figured that if this much could befall an orphan, imagine how impressive I would look in such a role. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I would hope that at a school like Amsterdam Heights, these roles would be studied and exposed, that we'd create scripts that dismantle these caricatures. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Murder plays a big role in my project. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She knew she would have to relinquish that role to one of these men, all strangers. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “My family. Please do me the very great honor of coming to see me perform the role of Walter Lee Younger in the Village Troupe’s production of A Raisin in the Sun.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth admired the Grimkés’ courage to publish their work, but she was even more intrigued with their role as public speakers, because at the time, it was considered scandalous for women to speak in public. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Haymitch takes the role of the interviewer and I try to answer his questions in a winning fashion. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Marc Andreessen did not invent the Internet or the World Wide Web, but he certainly played a historic role in helping to bring them alive and make them easily usable tools. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z It would play a double role: it would provide extra flotation to compensate for the vertical weight of the mast, and it would make for a slightly raised seat for me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There are twenty-two roles total, one for each student in the class. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A reciprocal relationship between people and clergy is dramatized as the congregation takes an active role in the recitation of the mass. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After passing some pieces of chicken and a glass of water through the window, he took up his usual role of talking Thomas’s ear off. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Finally Sam Gardiner grew tired of waiting and taunted his foes by taking on a role of smugness and boasting of his immunity to Wortman’s vengeance. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “It seems that talent will likely play a major role in the Excelsior judges’ final deliberations.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z But football games were not won with noble role models and the cotton candy that college presidents liked to spin out for the media. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We all have our roles to play and stuff. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In a conversation like this, the role of tough talker almost always fell to me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Once elected, Reagan’s promise to enhance the federal government’s role in fighting crime was complicated by the fact that fighting street crime has traditionally been the responsibility of state and local law enforcement. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Our lunch table was like a long-running play on Broadway: The cast changed over the years, but the roles never did. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Mandatory drug sentencing laws strip judges of their traditional role of considering all relevant circumstances in an effort to do justice in the individual case. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I recognized now that I was being offered something more than just a career as a player, acting out a variety of roles. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I was watching everyone else get summoned to the stage to audition for the roles they’d signed up for, but I wasn't hearing my name. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z For the rest of his life, Richard Nixon would insist he had played no role in the planning or approval of the Watergate break-in. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Although he never told me specifically what his role was, I suspect he probably assisted by boiling water and supplying fresh towels. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I can’t believe that after the variety of roles I performed, he is most enthusiastic about me acting sassy and being an angry and emotional woman. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z The role of a coach was to win, because this was high school football and this was Odessa. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A familiar example is the role of those two diseases in aborting the French effort, and nearly aborting the ultimately successful American effort, to construct the Panama Canal. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z One of the actors, Frank Readick, did extra homework for his role. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I wasn’t interested in slotting myself into a passive role, waiting for Barack’s team to give me direction. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But here, finally, speaking to those girls, I felt something completely different and pure—an alignment of my old self with this new role. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Along with documenting the roles of other agents, White no doubt hoped to secure himself a small place in history, though he’d never say so himself. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He saw the principal role of chemistry as finding out what things are made of, and coined the term ‘chemical analysis’ to describe this process. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z She was practicing her role as the cute, bouncy pup in the litter and asked yet again, “Delphine, what do we call her?” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, his closest personal advisors were discouraging him from playing an active role in Washington. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We had somehow caught the spirit of the role of our sex and we flocked together for common moral schooling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll have friends this time. Percy Jackson—he’s got a role to play in this. You can sense that, can’t you? He’s a good person to have at your side.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Nine men received smaller rewards for their part in the capture of George Atzerodt, ten for their roles in the arrest of Lewis Powell. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They came home from that expedition, however, to unanticipated public criticism from Sir Edmund Hillary, who decried Hall’s role in the growing commercialization of Everest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It is possible that Minnie in her role as Holmes’s personal secretary did the typing. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I was assigned the role of Baby and lookout. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Until the back of my hand cracked against Quackenbush’s face I had never pictured myself in the role of Finny’s defender, and I didn’t suppose that he would have thanked me for it now. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Other people thought it was about female slavery, others that it was a stereotyping of women in negative and trivial domestic roles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Victims' advocates were added to parole boards, and in most states they were given a formal role in state and local prosecutors' offices. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She was candid with me about how she’d misjudged the country’s readiness to have a proactive professional woman in the role of First Lady. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The twentieth century put enormous pressure on classical composers to carve out a new role for themselves. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Ben could see them all, coming through the door of his home, his score of homes, the men who played such a large role in his life. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted desperately to step back into that role, the role of a stranger. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Our relationship with Erudite notwithstanding, we know better than any faction how essential their role in this society is,” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf took the role of her desperate sea captain father, while Alexander ran about them as the storm, howling like the wind, and quite convincingly, too. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead, justly served for their treachery. Hamlet learned of their role in Claudius’s plot to kill him, and he sealed their fate first.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Leonard Loeb, notwithstanding his role in recruiting Lawrence to Berkeley, warned Livingston superciliously that working on Lawrence’s project would be a waste of time. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Or it was now known that the crime was the work of killers hired by ene mies of the Kansas Wheat Growers’ Association, a progressive organization in which Mr. Clutter had played a large role. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z An even more important role has been played by a bacterial disease that affects beetles of the family to which the Japanese beetle belongs — the scarabaeids. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was good to see the boys had some role models. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z If Newton went to such lengths to try to play down Hooke’s role in history, Hooke must have been an impressive scientist indeed. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z And, somehow, he gave the feeling there were a lot of other roles he could play just as well. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to all my new roles, I was given the task of copying out the individual sides from the book of each new play. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The tour of Berkeley would play a critical role in allowing men acquainted chiefly as professional colleagues to take one another’s measure as individuals. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Each person carries their own destiny. These walls tell of our destiny. And your destiny, Gregor, requires you to play a role in it.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They would dream of what it would be like to live in a country where they could forget their color and play a responsible role in the vital processes of the nation’s life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Yet he never lost the conviction that his role in the machine’s development had been overlooked. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z George would have liked to play the role of Charlotte all day long, but Kelly declared boredom and pulled out her camera. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Holding her high, he talked about the important role of birds of prey in nature. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Who would play which role and how would they do the beast Caliban and what kinds of stage dinos would they use and how would the rowdy crowd react and... Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I do not mean to imply, however, that the role of disease in history was confined to paving the way for European expansion. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In addition, many of our grassroots African supporters saw Indians as exploiters of black labor in their role as shopkeepers and merchants. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Half of the roles would go to students from each class. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z In Jackson Park Burnham faced repeated interruptions stemming from his de facto role as ambassador to the outside world, charged with cultivating goodwill and future attendance. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And the newly defined role of the bass line altered how composers viewed the shape of harmony for hundreds of years, too. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He was tom between his love for his son and his role as guardian of the hacienda. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z You can hardly show me a black adult in America—or a white one, for that matter—who knows from the history books anything like the truth about the black man’s role. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Jane, your films were about sticking it to the man, snapping back at the patriarchy by showing strong female protagonists who didn’t conform to gender roles. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Kondrachev was the only Soviet official in London who knew Blake's actual identity or his role in British intelligence. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It provides something like a head start in the role. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z His words puzzled me until I recalled his role as the ghost. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z In other words, the command-module pilot could normally expect to be the target, the hunted one, but under some circumstances his role might swiftly be reversed, and he would become the hunter! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother, having cast herself in the role of peacemaker, made no headway whatsoever, and the situation finally ended in a draw. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Three strikes” laws have also played a considerable role. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I tried to remember every detail, to unburden and inform at the same time, not envying Miig's role any longer. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The committee leadership argued that women belonged as queens of the domestic domain, rather than equals who had a role in the world at large. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Mrs. Breedlove handled hers as an actor does a prop: for the articulation of character, for support of a role she frequently imagined was hers—martyrdom. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z It feels a little bit like expecting a proposal of marriage, only to get offered the role of mistress. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Special soil microorganisms are also likely to play a role in its persistent fertility. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z My role was to create a diversion, ideally by setting the man’s truck alight, then running in a contrary direction. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Here are the same two people, with the same level of skill, playing exactly the same roles, and beginning almost exactly the same way. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Find your character,” Volpe tells his actors, by which he means they must fully understand and inhabit the roles of the people they are playing. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It would be many years before I would understand what had happened that night, and what my role in it had been. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Of these it is especially the so-called Aurignacians and Magdalenians who stand out for the gifted artists they produced and for the important role art must have played in their lives. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z One was his role as a Baptist preacher. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She took on a role, Wyatt said, that wasn’t typical of victim’s advocates. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Almost all studies of child development emphasize the role of childhood stimulation and activity in promoting mental development, and stress the irreversible mental stunting associated with reduced childhood stimulation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And they distinguish both of these from semantic categories and roles like action, physical object, possessor, doer, and done-to, which refer to what the referents of the words are doing in the world. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The role of music, however, has changed dramatically in recent years. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Did the factors acting in the encounter of Atahuallpa and Pizarro also play a broader role in encounters between Old World and New World peoples and between other peoples? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Even though my mother left me when I was young, I have had many people try to fill the role of a mother. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z What Goldman’s algorithm indicates, though, is that the role of those other factors is so small in determining what is happening to the man right now that an accurate diagnosis can be made without them. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Because of our special role, we code talkers were often able to go places where ordinary Marines hardly ever set foot. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing that the badger was far more experienced than himself, Matthias assumed the role of second-in-command. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “In nursing school,” she said, “I was taught by the doctors that the role of medical science is to relieve human suffering, and I’ve lived by that motto all my life.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Some of the reluctance may be a holdover from a long- dormant intellectual battle in which academics and activists squared off about the purported Haudenosaunee role in the U.S. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They were more than happy to wield their weapons while Goddard inhabited his role as the Angel of Death. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z They also carved out their own respective roles in the social world. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know where she found it or even what the role was. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z "Tara managed to land a small role or two in New York before they left, didn't she?" she asks. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Had not the South, which had assigned me the role of a nonman, cast at him its hardest words? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z By solving it, he helped the city become the birthplace of skyscrapers despite terrain that could not have been less suited to the role. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z For this aspect of their troubled genius Beethoven and his contemporaries had two irresistible fictional role models: Faust and Prometheus. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In the beginning my sisters bustled indoors, playing the role of mother’s helper with more enthusiasm than they’d ever shown for housework in all their born days. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As it happened, Blake forged close relationships with three men willing to play supporting roles in his escape. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His lasting fame, indeed immortality, derived from his authorship of the Declaration of Independence in June of 1776, but few Americans knew about that role in 1790. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I had always been a school leader, a role model. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody in his circle of friends or family knew the truth about his double role—not even his wife, Leila, let alone his two daughters. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Her role was not to corral the buffalo, not to gather and confine them by force. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Nestled among colorful illustrations of colonial life was a succinct explanation of Tisquantum's role: A friendly Indian named Squanto helped the colonists. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But Jefferson must not permit himself to be drawn into the policy-making process of the Adams administration, lest it compromise his role as leader of the Republican opposition. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “They each have an equal role in government; they each feel equally responsible. And it makes them care; it makes them kind. I think that’s beautiful.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He’s not much for fun and holidays, which he says “impede student concentration and force him into the role of babysitter.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z That afternoon Bull returned home early, too excited about the game with Peninsula to concentrate on the niggling administrative details that caused him more annoyance than any other element in his role as squadron commander. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The famous producer told him he was good in the role, even if his voice did crack once or twice in the higher registers. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The more I read about the world of tennis, and Arthur Ashe’s role in it, the more I began to dream of its possibilities. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither did I look like the role models in my life—my stepfather, my godparents, other relatives—all of whom were black. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z From that moment on, he knew he’d found his role in what was becoming a global showdown. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Within a few years, she would land roles in major feature films and appear on the cover of Time magazine. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She wasn’t always wild about the identity, but it was comfortable to have one and to feel like you knew the role you were supposed to play. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z These were classes where we had to role play various people we’d find out there—waiters in cafés, policemen and so on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But since he’s a true legend, he managed to snag the lead role. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The most straightforward extension of this book will be to quantify further, and thus to establish more convincingly the role of, intercontinental differences in the four sets of factors that appear to be most important. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He felt certain just as the earth’s geography was changing, so were new species being created all the time, and God did not have a role in that creation. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When the girls had finished picking out their clothes and bathing suits for the pageant, compliments of Ladybird Hope’s pageant-wear line, Harris showed them around, enjoying his role as beauty queen escort. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Technically, apprentices were supposed to start their work at age twelve and gradually matriculate into higher roles, but Kamau—ever charming, ever likable—had appealed to Father Olufemi. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The most direct contribution of plant and animal domestication to wars of conquest was from Eurasia’s horses, whose military role made them the jeeps and Sherman tanks of ancient warfare on that continent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After several decades of research, I have developed a set of functions for music that takes into account the role of neurology and physiology as well as culture in its relationship to music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Two herbicides belonging to the carbamate group, IPC and CIPC, have been found to play a role in producing skin tumors in mice. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Whether disguised as Ben Franklin or a lowly drummer boy, he always acted a role in the elaborately staged pageants which he wrote and directed. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Industrialization has played a large role in introducing the urban African to the perceptions of status common to white society. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We must assume the role of Questing Beast and be hunted ourselves.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There is one situation and one situation only in which a butler who cares about his dignity may feel free to unburden himself of his role; that is to say, when he is entirely alone. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Given the color of their skins, there was never any doubt over their roles in either game, Ethel’s habit of rubbing soot onto her face notwithstanding. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z As children, Laura must have played the role of the big sister who exposed the stupidity of the little sister, always with kindness and good cheer, and preferably in the company of adult relatives. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Bob and I believe that the worst course of action is to continue in this essentially passive role which can lead only to eventual defeat and an invitation to get out in humiliating circumstances.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Several of his claims, including that he’d handed Booth’s diary to Edwin Stanton, led to a congressional investigation into Stanton’s role in the disappearance of the diary. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Here I've set out to throw my anger into the world's face, but now that I've tried to put it all down the old fascination with playing a role returns, and I'm drawn upward again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The scientific panel’s role was never precisely spelled out. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A place where Chelsea can write the poems she’s passionate about, a place where I can perform roles beyond what is already imagined for girls like me. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z The role I had always wanted to play—the big brother. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I discover even before joining Katherine in the rich end of town that she has taken to her role of displaced lady like a duck to water. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In thus describing China’s seminal role in East Asian civilization, we should not exaggerate. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Despite Howard Clement’s highly visible role at the meeting that night, there was no doubt in his mind that Ann was more influential in the poor black community. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There’s a sharp tone to her voice, a reminder that she’s playing this role because I asked it of her, not because she wanted to. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Football, of course. And as the eighth grade president, you have an important role.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “They tell me she also lands all the lead roles in the school musicals.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Was he rehearsing the role he meant to play at that night’s entertainment? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His physical disabilities alone would have ensured his dependent role; for his skin was unable to stand the sun, and the light affected his eyes. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z However, in contrast to state bureaucrats, chiefdom bureaucrats had generalized rather than specialized roles. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In this confederacy, the clan mothers also played a key role in governance. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Chapter 3 turns our attention to the role of race in the U.S. criminal justice system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “My accent,” she corrected, “is perfect. It has to be, for roles, for Purcell and Walton and Vaughn Williams. But my vocabulary isn’t very large.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The guards, some of whom had previously identified themselves as pacifists, fell quickly into the role of hard-bitten disciplinarians. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They, too, detected a key role of competition and group size in spurring innovation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He’d also attempted Everest four times and reached the top once, in 1994, but not in the role of a guide. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It was as if her words took the role away from me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He picked Hyde Park as the perfect community in which to hide, and the role of Zelda Segovia’s husband as a perfect disguise. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z In the isolation of the desert, in close working conditions at a bare-bones facility with ramshackle dormitories, the Muroc computers stepped easily into the role of junior engineers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And Mr. Winterbottom was playing the role of Father, with a capital F. He sat at the head of the table with his white shirt cuffs rolled back neatly. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Because of their key role in establishing and populating a colony, settlers may be called colonizers. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Finding a job allows a person to establish a positive role in the community, develop a healthy self-image, and keep a distance from negative influences and opportunities for illegal behavior. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Normal individuals have no predisposition to either sexual role in kemmer; they do not know whether they will be the male or the female, and have no choice in the matter. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I would much prefer this useful role, if I had any say, to the essentially unearthly creature we seem otherwise on the way to becoming. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Their role was to act as agents provocateurs, and they would attempt to push us around, take our food, and inhibit any political discussions we tried to have. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, in the realm of morals the role of Christianity has been, at best, ambivalent. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Was this her way of making amends for that role? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He paused triumphantly—he was beginning to enjoy his role—and answered his own question to forestall the obvious answer on Powell’s tongue. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The extra stuff that plumps out a phrase may include additional grammatical functions which distinguish the various roles in the story identified by the head. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “So you don’t think racism plays a role at all, Miss Colorado?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Volpe gives them a scene from near the end of the play, with Philippi taking the role of the golden boy who has made the sex tape that caused the scandal. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Teapot’s Mamma got a lot of attention anyway and immersed herself in a role she had shown no inclination for: motherhood. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It was another sign of the interesting role Reggie was playing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He resolved that to preserve his credibility as supervising architect, a role in which he would be compelled to oversee the work of other exposition architects, he would not himself design any of the buildings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We would like to discuss a letter concerning a lost fortune, and the Allen family's role in driving Enoch Washington and his family from Lambert. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We stepped into our imaginary roles every single day for an entire summer and into the new school year—at least until the incident with the clubhouse. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Although the role of chief was a venerable and esteemed one, it had, even seventy-five years ago, become debased by the control of an unsympathetic white government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He detailed his role in helping to plan the early bombing campaigns, and told how two years in Vietnam had changed his views. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Still other grammatical functions can be put to work in identifying other roles. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “You’re special too, Finley. You don’t always get to pick the role you’re going to play in life, but it’s good to play whatever role you got the best way you can,” Pop says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for an occasional leadership role with Sula, she had no aggression. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, it’s just your average takedown of Hollywood’s extremely superficial and stereotypical roles black women are assigned in the movie industrial complex that is basically ruining our lives,” I explain. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z A senior faculty member expressed his confidence that, though I was unrepresentative of lower-class Hispanics, I would serve as a role model for others of my race. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We were joined by Gerrit Viljoen, the minister of constitutional development, a brilliant man with a doctorate in classics, whose role was to bring our discussions into a constitutional framework. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ulster Scots had a key role in shaping not just the geography of the United States but also its political leadership. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z |
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