Under Paul's leadership – not Sterling's – the Clippers predictably became a top-three team in the Western Conference, re-signing Griffin, luring Rivers, and attracting a bevy of the usual ring chasers.
Sure enough, before we could say "calamari" a huge platter of crisp, fried squid was served, more than half of them deliciously crunchy legs instead of the usual rings.
Light rings are bright-coloured because the latewood cell walls are not as thick as those of usual rings (Yamaguchi et al., 1993; Tardif et al., 2011).
Joe Kolshak, executive vice president of operations at Delta Air Lines Inc., agreed.As usual, these complaints ring a bit hollow.
Tory whips were anxiously ringing round the "usual suspects" tonight in an attempt to head off further defections after the party leadership was caught on the hop by Mr Carswell's unexpected decision, which was kept a closely guarded secret.
IN the quiet sanctuary of the Dominican Retreat house in McLean, Va., just outside Washington and not far from the wreckage at the Pentagon, the phone has been ringing more than usual in the last several weeks.
He was wearing his usual pinkie ring, but now I also noticed a wedding band.
While it was not the usual three-ring circus, this collection, loosely themed around Hollywood glamour, offered a good opportunity to reiterate the signatures of the house.
By Alexander Stille March 19, 2013 While the new Pope, Francis, has made a point of emphasizing simplicity — rather than wearing the usual gold ring, he has insisted on one made of silver — today he gave way to Vatican tradition and formally assumed his office following most (but not all) of the elaborate ceremonial script worked out in minute detail over more than a thousand years.
