They were a "singular people," as journalists were apt to put it, combining Indian, African, and European features: high cheekbones, aquiline noses, dark skin, red hair.
In fact, the odd reality of the conventions is that the harder the parties work to woo network coverage, the less the old-line networks are apt to put them on the air.
Mr. Murrin, whose stage names were Tom Trash and, later, the Alien Comic, was a playwright and an avant-garde impresario as well as a performer of his own shows, which he was apt to put on almost anywhere -- on the street, in music clubs and on stages that included landmarks of experimental theater in New York like La MaMa, Dixon Place and P.S. 122.
Q. What, if anything, can parents of high-school-age children do to guide them toward their true professional calling? A. Some parents are apt to put pressure on their children about choosing a first career, thinking that it will determine the course of their lives.
Neighbors seeing this sexual tension are apt to put the hose on the would-be thief to separate him from the car rather than call the police, so the thieves are not scared.
Big companies, that have decided to put crucial operations on Amazon computers are apt to pay up for the equivalent of computing insurance, analysts say.
Nicely put, but this is not the kind of testimonial that is apt to replace "New Jersey: Come and See for Yourself" as the state tourism slogan anytime soon.
Progress, however, is apt to come slowly.
Poring over calendars is apt to give people round should-.
