The loudspeakers affixed to nearly every lamppost still play the lulling airs that can make you feel as if you're strolling through the opening credits of a bad movie; the scruffy buskers still strum their tired tributes to Bob Dylan and Bob Marley; the mimes and the human statues still give you the creeps.
In his view, developers muddy the waters by affixing the smart-growth label to nearly every high-density project.
Taking pen in hand, I affixed my signature to a bill that totaled nearly $1,500 for four diners, tip not included.
When you see those nearly ubiquitous business improvement district banners affixed to lightpoles in retail areas throughout the Washington area, you may think the BIDs are merely serving a public relations function for the shops and eateries there.
Across the right edge of a work titled "Marzia con la Bambina," the artist's wife, who is painted at nearly life size on tissue paper affixed to the steel, turns a shoulder to the viewer, while cradling a little girl in her arms.
Each has a subtle gold duck charm affixed to one corner, and costs a hundred and twenty ringgit (nearly thirty dollars).
"Cult" is a dangerous word in a country that affixed that label to the spiritual group Falun Gong nearly a decade ago and has been rounding up its followers ever since.
They're affixed to the railing on the track high above the floor, nearly 100 of them encircling the gym.
Ms. Sedaris, the comedian, actress, West Village resident and self-styled Martha Stewart of the harried and downtrodden, was talking about a citywide scourge that has lingered in plain sight for nearly a year: X's and asterisks of tape affixed to windows as Hurricane Irene bore down on New York City last August.
Maybe it was when the adjective "fiery" affixed itself to just about every description of his speeches, despite their nearly identical content year after year.
Not, for nearly another century after John Hancock and his brethren risked their lives to affix their signatures to that document separating themselves from the world's dominant empire.
