The juxtaposition of a tough biker gang and the Old Order Amish, a devout sect of Anabaptists who practice an ethic of Plainness and are perhaps more cut off from the mainstream of American life than any other subculture, has proved irrisistible to the mainstream media.
Belichick, perhaps looking to cut off any distractions, was even more edgy than usual in his news conference Tuesday.
The wound suggested that someone in the outside world, outside the sanctuary of Lake Tana's island monasteries, had perhaps tried to cut off her head.
But Rob Ford is nothing if not a paradox, perhaps someone had cut off his sugar supply because this toddler was finally starting to calm down.
If you prefer to sleep without a top (or perhaps even naked), cut off the top elastic part of an old sport sock, slide the elastic tube onto your upper arm, and tuck the pump inside the tube.
He can move on, and perhaps cut himself off from his audience; if he does, his work will lose all the vitality and strength it had when he knew it mattered to other people.
Perhaps the militants, who cut off the hands of thieves and whip those who drink alcohol, just wanted to terrorize people.
"However we have seen a rise in the number of fishing boats needing our assistance and in rescues of people ashore, that's folk who are perhaps injured, trapped or cut off by the tide around the sea shore and cliffs.
Someone, perhaps a fearful parent, had cut off her hair and dressed her in boys' clothing, perhaps to shield her from the threat of sexual assault.
