How To Use Up In A Sentence

These observations will provide a valuable supplement to the simultaneous records of other expeditions, especially the British in McMurdo Sound and the German in Weddell Sea, above all as regards the hypsometer observations (for the determination of altitude) on sledge journeys. The South Pole~ Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim
He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
Jeff, clad in board trunks and a T-shirt, leans back in his chair with the lappie on his, uhhh, lap, and his bare feet up on the desk. Savages
Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman military commanders Monday for allegedly planning to blow up mosques in order to trigger a military takeover and overthrow the WN.com - Photown News
WorldCom promises not to impose a minimum call charge and no set up or monthly rental fee.

Some of the crew went off-shift, stringing up hybrid bunks and hammocks belowdecks, the others continued working.
The Staff of Volans has a limited supply of magic energy. Roll a dice after each spell is cast.
Moreover, she is being asked to do this while remaining scrupulously impartial and keeping the viewer entertained with talk of trade deals, tariffs and employment figures. Times, Sunday Times
Which is stupid, considering the drivers around here A: Don't normally stop for people and in fact have been caught trying to sneak ~around~ them and B: I've been nicked several times and almost hit three times different instances last summer attempting to obey the biking laws, none of those for mistakes on my part as I've been scared shitless at the lack of aware driving that's crept over my town. The funny thing about Pain..... (Let's talk trauma!)
Before Malfurion could ask who she meant, Tyrande brought the glaive up in a salute and murmured something in the hidden tongue of the Sisterhood. WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE
Lovecraft dealt not with the supernatural but with the "supernormal," as Joshi puts it -- the unrealized side of material reality. The Lovecraft News Network
He pulled himself up and stumbled to the bathroom, where he turned on the cold tap and collapsed at the bottom of the shower, barely awake.
The bombardment of the GPO had fascinated MacMurrough: the annunciatory puffs of smoke and the flames that roared to greet them; then the crashing gun’s report, the shell’s eruption—an illogical sequence, effect before cause, an object lesson in the madness of war. At Swim, Two Boys
The right back found himself in unfamiliar territory in the opposing penalty area after a swift exchange of passes that opened up Reading's defence. Times, Sunday Times
Not bad for someone who failed to shine at school and feared he would end up in a coalyard. The Sun
The finishing line may be in sight but the final lap is shaping up to be an epic battle. Times, Sunday Times
Their dried dung is found everywhere, and is in many places the only fuel afforded by the plains; their skulls, which last longer than any other part of the animal, are among the most familiar of objects to the plainsman; their bones are in many districts so plentiful that it has become a regular industry, followed by hundreds of men (christened "bone hunters" by the frontiersmen), to go out with wagons and collect them in great numbers for the sake of the phosphates they yield; and Bad Lands, plateaus, and prairies alike, are cut up in all directions by the deep ruts which were formerly buffalo trails. VIII. The Lordly Buffalo
I just know that one beer bash was fine, two was tolerable, and the third was just a way to eat up time on Memorial Day.
To supplement his income, he taught private voice lessons in his home and sang in a church choir.
Maurice Mair seemed to spin like a teetotum and pitch upon his face like a ninepin. The Complete Father Brown
I have to find grass and bring it up to them, otherwise they'll die. Times, Sunday Times
If there was any hope of holding on to even a shred of her dwindling self-respect, she should do exactly what she knew Margo would do—close the laptop, take her de-scrunchied, perfumed, and nearly thonged self down to the nearest club, pick up the first passably good-looking stranger who asked her to dance, and bring him back to the apartment for some safe but anonymous sex. Goodnight Tweetheart
I turned up at the school yard with my hippie backpack slung over one shoulder feeling pretty cool. Times, Sunday Times
Background-position: background image in the canvas element in the targeted space, designated the upper left corner of the image relative to the level of canvas and vertical spacing interval .
Based upon analysis of duplicate samples, reproducibility was better than 3% of the measured concentration of each element.
With the Senate gearing up for an all-consuming battle over judicial nominations, Congress has no time to waste.
The net result of all these changes is that schools should be able to deliver a better service to pupils.
A second problem is damage caused by the buildup of excessive electrical charges in the plate from the unwanted ions.
Davis looked up and gave a signal of approval, and after a quick bow, the pair of messengers was gone.
Consumers get incredibly upset when dieticians and researchers backtrack on previous findings, proclaiming that products once deemed healthy are now in question.
She is also part of a large group of oceanographers and taphonomists of the SSETI project (Shelf / Slope Taphonomic Initiative) examining carbonate preservation and destruction across the shelf and slope regions in Gulf of Mexico and Bahamas using submersibles.
The question, which has been eating at Matthews for several years, is gnawing on him a couple of hours later as he decompresses at a party at Spago in Beverly Hills.
I again affirm that I need make no apology for attaching my name to that of one so worthy the esteem of his co-dogs, ay, and co-cats too; for in spite of the differences which have so often raised up a barrier between the members of his race and ours, not even the noblest among us could be degraded by raising a "mew" to the honour of such a thoroughly honest dog. The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
This, coupled with a lack of accounting controls, led the district into bankruptcy.
Our economy is unbalanced, money is in excess supply, and its circulation is completely divorced from the circulation of goods. Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy
Sefelt has pulled back halfway normal, swelling up and down with big wet, rattling breaths.
Having drop-dead gorgeous, private, windowed offices makes it a lot easier to recruit the kinds of superstars that produce ten times as much as the merely brilliant software developers.
The abrupt facies shift, bioturbation and cemented nature of the surfaces suggests that they represent marine flooding surfaces, formed during a rapid rise in relative sea level and/or a reduction in sediment supply.
There is a tradition of magickal practice in my family but sadly it fell into abeyance a couple of generations back.
I have been very busy lately and the ongoing project will take up about a few more weeks.
They've updated a lot of the entries in the most recent edition of the encyclopaedia.
We had engaged a very nice mare and stanhope, which we knew we could depend upon, when, the day before the race, the chestnut was declared lame, and not a presentable four-legged animal was to be hired in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846
The term "strategic" came up again earlier this year, when Ontario's provincial government set up a committee to debate a proposed merger between London Stock Exchange Group PLC and TMX Group Inc., operator of Canada's flagship Toronto Stock Exchange. Canada Turns Wary Eye to Foreign Bids
The embassy had been shut down due to Mongolia's support for South Korea's "sunshine policy" of conciliation toward the North.
So, she ran round and round the scaffold with the executioner striking at her, and her grey hair bedabbled with blood; and even when they held her down upon the block she moved her head about to the last, resolved to be no party to her own barbarous murder. A Child's History of England
She is "not a medium", we are told, but rather "a supersensory explorer who has been trained in the cosmic language of symbols for more than 20 years. British Blogs
Hurrah!" came from the right, and the cheer was taken up from the left, while _crack, crack, crack_, rifles were being brought well into play. Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer
But the avant-garde has found support for its imaginative approach from such sciences as biology.
Some groups consistently face discrimination: age is one mode of socially structured disadvantage.
The caller urges the often elderly victims to transfer their money to a'safe' account set up in their name. Times, Sunday Times
I often position an athlete in front of a mirror that has grid lines on it, ask them to close their eyes and stand up straight. Muscle Management
The main superstructure frame is formed from reinforced concrete with post-tensioned, ribbed slab floors.
Though serfs were freed in 1864, they remained poor sharecroppers and staged a massive peasant uprising in 1907.
The prehensile tail porcupine in South American actually lives in the treetops.
They sneak forward to climb up the small gap between the lorry 's cab and trailer. The Sun
The score may actually have been 32-0, but it seems the scoreboard operator could not keep up.
The scene near the Chennai Kaliappa Hospital, on Tuesday was supremely ironical, and drew sharp reactions from tree lovers who were passing by.
The Danish Dairy Board and the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries supported this study.
They blew up the line and derailed a freight train as well. Times, Sunday Times
Do you think the Academy is really hip to how great Gosford Park is, or do they just like it's patina of British upper-crust respectability?
Dylan seemed exhausted, self-preoccupied, and morbidly depressed. Touched with Fire
Some of these chemicals may mimic hormones, thereby disrupting the endocrine system.
And we -- it does extent all the way up toward Jacksonville, all the way down into West Palm Beach, all the way over to Fort Myers, and northward, almost kind of budging into the pan -- the Big Bend area, almost into the Panhandle, but not quite just yet. CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2004
Suddenly I heard a clash of metal on metal which brought me out of my thoughts - I looked up and found I could see two people fencing ahead.
IS is said to have used chlorine gas in attacks and built up a substantial chemical weapons cache. The Sun
Your upper arm should brush your ear. Shape Your Body, Shape Your Life
The 27 models on display in Washington, supplemented by paintings, drawings, sculpture and medallions, show the products of a rising social structure and new technique.
Update: BB commenter DHC says, It's worth noting that his is an outtake from a TV show that Warhol developed and aired on Manhattan cable. Boing Boing
We had given up hope of rescue.
For high-definition video, the umi needs an Internet connection that can send, or upload, data at 1.5 megabits per second, higher than that of typical DSL or cable services. Cisco Launches 'Umi' Telepresence Box To Turn TVs Into Videophones
Martin did well to recover from the onslaught to go a break up in the third set.
Most organic farmers try to supply their nitrogen needs with legumes in the crop rotation or with manures and composts.
The welfare state was not set up to support vast families or single mothers in inter-generational welfare dependency. We deserve a fair society, but it won't be created by a vendetta against the poor
Another friend notes a shift in the type of gifts given at wedding showers, a reversion to 1950s-style offerings: soup ladles and frilly aprons are being unwrapped along with see-through nighties and push-up bras.
This cup is stained on the inside.
Antifascist groups have had their objections rejected because they live outside the area. Times, Sunday Times
All he wanted was a cup of tea and a sit-down.
Often the parent feels helpless and very discouraged and may also give up on the child which reinforces the child's feelings of inadequacy and may cause the child to retreat or regress further.
I advise you to own up at once.
Instead, the thin sandy developments defining the sequence boundaries suggest sandy sabkhas and sand sheets supplied by this undersaturated wind system and only preserved as a consequence of renewed lake-level rise.
The next day Tredias' arm was very nearly healed and needed only the support of a sling.
When fishing the ocean you need a good quality reel that is corrosion proof and fitted with a good quality and workable drag system that won't seize up when you hook that big one.
With check-in times now prolonged because of security issues, traders are lapping up even more business as they tempt us with their trinkets and gewgaws.
The CDC asks states to report confirmed flu deaths by age group but not by subtype, meaning H1N1 deaths are not necessarily tracked. STLtoday.com Top News Headlines
The unforested hills and plateaus of the Dissected Loess Uplands ecoregion are cut by the canyons of Ecoregion 10l and are disjunct. Ecoregions of Idaho (EPA)
And I think the resort is about 25% overpriced, considering the worn-down state of the place and the fact you can get a two-night package at the definitely more upmarket Avillion in Port Dickson (also not really PD, but a dozen kilometres south) from about RM800 as well. Vacations: Tiara Beach Resort — Fusion Despatches
No, Jack won't have nobody tell him what he can't ever be, even if he weren't born with a silver spoon in one end and an Harley Street hooter up the other. Jack Scallywag
He adjusts the focus of the Carl Zeiss 120 mm macro lens, which allows him to work very close up.
The largest of these primitive ‘trees’ were giant lycopods reaching upwards of 20 meters, but most of the plants grew to less than a meter above the ground.
Stealing away, (whence, I suppose, the ironical phrase of trusty Trojan to this day,) like a thief — pretendedly indeed at the command of the gods; but could that be, when the errand he went upon was to rob other princes, not only of their dominions, but of their lives? — Clarissa Harlowe
I picked up the faint sound of a car in the distance.
Once upon a time there were three beautiful girls who went to a writing college, and they were each assigned very hazardous duties.
Employers and business groups contend that a higher minimum wage would saddle them with higher labor costs.
They are also less likely to get support from strong religious or spiritual beliefs.
He was afraid of waking up in the morning and finding that Jessie was dead.
The ICR would have the authority to annul laws or dismiss public officials to uphold the Kosovo settlement.
Most rural stations had a staff of at least six, and perhaps up to a dozen, who them carried out the duties of stationmaster, signalman, booking clerk, ticket collector, porter, shunter, lengthman and lampman.
The euphoria reached phenomenal levels when the kids got a chance to share the stage with their stars.
So, while the average cup of decaf contains between 6 and 10 milligrams of caffeine per serving, the regulation allows for "decaf" coffee to contain much higher levels of the stimulant, at least 30 milligrams in some cases, according to Undefined
In the spring, you will be letting the leaves wilt on their own and dry up.
Eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia nervosa, are characterised by morbid preoccupation with weight and shape and manifest through distorted or chaotic eating behaviour.
It's really weighing her down because she's not living up to her ideals any longer.
The study predicted that, by 2022, the country would still require $7.2 billion in foreign aid a year—and that assumes an upsurge of so-far inexistent mining-industry revenue and no dramatic deterioration of security. Afghanistan Seeks Enduring Support
For example, I see in yonder cupboard near which you are standing, several of what you call boxes (but like everything else in Flatland, they have no tops nor bottoms) full of money; I see also two tablets of accounts. Flatland: a romance of many dimensions (Illustrated)
I think the argument of race as a cause of criminality like Walter brings up is somewhat off-point - The reason why those racial divides in criminality show up is mainly because those lines go together with education - or rather: the lack of good education. Can a Godless Society be a
The couples agreed on a discreet slate-tiled mansard roof extension that gave each house an additional 30sq m of floor space. Times, Sunday Times
I've got a terrible string of fruity obscenities building up inside me.
All interested parties are asked to attend with a view to setting up a committee to organize and plan the same.
One Mercedes engineer estimated that, worldwide, up to 50,000 vehicles may have to be repaired, which is a blow for a company which prides itself on reliability and quality. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
Thrice a day, the performers have been taking to the stage under the massive fireproof tents, which can accommodate up to 2,500 viewers.
The diverse problems of succession and authority which face the brothers, the audience, and the poet reflect upon one other throughout, and this self-awareness renders nugatory the traditional criticism of Statius as derivative.
Despite their superficial similarity, submersion of minorities in English-only programs in the USA and Canadian immersion programs are different and they lead to different results.
The timing of the minister's visit, however, could somewhat detract from the goodwill it's supposed to generate.
Christie was involved in an angry bust-up with reporters and photographers outside the courtroom.
He hadn't got quite enough money, but his aunt agreed to make up the difference.
'If he _has not fulfilled_ his promise to write,' but 'If he _did not write_ as he undertook to do' ([Greek: _egrapsen huposchomenos_]); nor 'If he _has commenced and finished_,' but 'If he _commenced and finished_' ([Greek: _arxamenos sunetelese_]). A Reply to Dr. Lightfoot's Essays
We sat in aw as we listened to Hillary's speech and wondered aloud what she's up too. POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Wednesday, June 2, 2008
I looked up to see Brody onstage, his dishevelled dark brown hair flopping across his forehead and both hands hanging onto the microphone.
You need financial security and the support of a loving partner to cope with those demands. The Sun
He drew with his brush in transparent glaze and build up form with multiple stokes.
It was also a noteworthy echo of a speech Sarkozy himself made last December, when he called for a "positive laicity" and suggested that the state could ultimately grant subsidies to religious groups. The Earth Times Online Newspaper
She was carrying some books done up in brown paper.
Their support was greatly appreciated and all within the club are grateful for their help and co-operation.
Get an up close insight on the early song writing technics that produced several timeless Lynyrd Skynyrd Albums. Ronnie Van Zant Speaks « Lynyrd Skynyrd Dixie
We earthed up the roots firmly when we planted the trees.
The soldiers were requisitioning things left and right, not good for an occupying army.
Over Fate of Georgia, Provinces With Russian forces appearing to hunker down in Georgia, U.S. and European officials now face a pricklier challenge: Moscow's insistence that it has the right to help break up the country. U.S.-Russia Relations Turn Cold
Another group of supervisors from light manufacturing industry are undertaking a conversion course to catering supervisor.
Unless you're willing to bone up on the subject, you're better off to assess his technical ability by asking for references and checking them out.
The turning supporter facilitates the closing of the cargo container and simultaneously provides the reinforcement to the cargo container.
Speaking of pal Dorian, he's mentioned to me a couple times at work that somewhere on the John Byrne Forum, some industrious individual "rewrote" events in Identity Crisis so that You-Know-Who wasn't sexually assaulted and killed. Archive 2004-07-18
"I'm going to hire some movers to pack everything up.
A drunk was standing in the middle of the street, swaying uncertainly and trying hard to stay upright.
Some experienced foreign jumpers displayed hand-in-hand group jumping, wingsuit jumping and somersaults during free fall; all the risky stunts thrilled the audience.
We also went to the DIY store for garden stuff and for a big bucket of white emulsion paint to brighten up the walls in Graham's workshop.
CALLS for firefighters to move obese people are up by a third in just three years. The Sun
Behold the mermaid blanket, a fishy update on that hygge groundbreaker, the slanket. Times, Sunday Times
And as journalists and commentators have often said, the French elected a man and not a couple. Times, Sunday Times
Committed by parents, teachers, priests or minders it undermines trust and dependency, disrupts relations with authority figures and can interfere with loving and learning.
These frigging Congresspeople better wake up and see the sun before it's too late! GOP is 'no friend of seniors' DNC says in TV ad
Follow up with a fine cigar from the San Andres Valley and a good cup of Soconusco cafe. A Tamal Made by Someone Else
He and Barton were now called upon for their names, and in return, we were favoured with the liquid and vowelly appellatives, by which our ingenuous and communicative acquaintances were respectively designated. The Island Home
How anyone could have read some sinister intent into those views is indeed puzzling, and illustrates well how those damned Jewshow certain hypersensitive and overly privileged people who feel superior to the rest of the world are willing to cut their own throats for short term advantage by using unjustified charges of anti-semitism to point out how they take advantage of their position in any nation or institution who trusts them so as to benefit their own in group at the expense of that nation or institution. The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Catholics and Jews?
Josefina Scaglione's YouTube video When Mr. Laurents first called the willowy soprano, who speaks with lushly rolled r's and sometimes interrupts conversation to ask the meaning of an English word, she was performing the role of Amber Von Tussle in a Buenos Aires production of "Hairspray. I've Just Met a Girl Named Josefina
Her majesty awarded a distinction upon 〔 to 〕 the retiring Prime Minister.
Suppose you were driving your car on a rainy night, or an extremely hot night. Christianity Today
Karam also highlighted the authority's implementation of surface-to-surface communications applications and upgrading from Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network (AFTN) system to Aeronautical Message Handling System (AMHS). AME Info Latest News
If you look at the guys left in the battle, you ask who is the puppet master, who belongs to who? The Sun
The flowers in bloom upon the graves at the Cemetery were shot away.
That's why I contend, with just a soupçon of exaggeration, that Britain's big choice will be made on May 29.
A third-party group headed by a GOP operative is out with a new Nevada ad spot encouraging Latinos in the state not to cast votes in this year's midterm elections. GOP-Linked 'Latinos For Reform' Airs Nevada Ads Urging Hispanics Not To Vote (VIDEO)
He had accused three opposition members of corrupt practices.
Manchester United are hoping to win the FA Cup this year.
He reached up with a hooked pole to roll down the metal shutter.
His offhand manner put my back up.
He looked up, anger and frustration still showing plainly on his expressive face.
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A number of researchers offer insights on supportive classroom environments and the use of technology in peer learning.
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Taking up the whole stage included three guitarists, a bass player, one on drums, and a xylophonist, but this time no microphone in sight. FasterLouder.com.au > Your Access All Areas pass to the latest in Australian rock music! News, Reviews, Photos, Forums and more
She huffed, stood up, arched her back in a heavyweight stretch, turned to the fountain and started in on a long, long drink.
It acknowledges that some students may be experiencing difficulty, so we should be sensitive to their needs - such as allowing make-ups.
That provides a powerful financial incentive for banks to supply more credit. Times, Sunday Times
While you're in Miami, make sure you stay up to see the sun come up … and try a drink called Miami Vice, which is a mix of daiquiri and pina colada. Insider's guide to music pilgrimages: Hip-hop, dance, disco, electro
The nerves are the terminal branches of the right and left vagi, the former being distributed upon the back, and the latter upon the front part of the organ. XI. Splanchnology. 1F. The Stomach
He spent three days in jail after smashing up an apartment, and has done time in a drug rehabilitation centre.
He also worked part-time at a satellite uplink station.
Recruit rich white republicunts (carpetbaggers) to swoop in and scoop-up "devalued" (seized from still-exiled owners) properties and change the entire complexion (race, income, politics, everyfuckingthing) of the ENTIRE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA. Your Right Hand Thief
My monitor fills with images of two men saluting, grinning thumbs up or looking dead serious.
The trails should provide a skiing flow so there aren't too many long uphills or sharp turns at the bottom of steep downhills.
Alimony (also called spousal support) is tax deductible to the payor and taxable income to the payee. How To Make Divorce Less Taxing
It's up to you what your world looks like.
The emphasis will continue to be on prod-ucts that gain the widest appeal and most acceptance within this group.
Numerous small contributions soon bulk up into a considerable sum.
What of it if Winter has another snow-storm or two up his sleeve?I take my staff and fare forth to greet Spring with three dogs at my heels.
Objective:To observe the effects of transurethral vaporization for prostate (TVP) and suprapubic prostatectomy (SPP) on sexual function of the patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Qiao Gong Fang Gems is a professional supplier of high-quality jewelry gemstones in Wuzhou which famous known as "the capital of artificial gem in the world".
I knew what the lady had said was just a lie cooked up by my lazy, good-for-nothing parents to get me to come home.
Enforcers in full-face helmets were everywhere, striding through the crowd with arrogance born of unchallenged supremacy.
To wake up with her belly-up and demanding affection is to have your heart explode with the kind of joy that compels some people into a life of large-scale oil painting.
Lamaze classes aid in preparation; hypnosis, acupuncture, and biofeedback are also used.
These require you to face manipulative individuals, relinquish your rights unfairly or be exquisitely tactful when you'd be justified in blowing up. Times, Sunday Times
Finishing the mission so our troops will not have died in vain is the most screwed up thing I have ever heard. Think Progress » 9%.
Their accusations of corruption are hypocritical - they have been just as corrupt themselves.
If to "get 'borked' was 'to be unscrupulously torpedoed by an opponent ... to get' miered '[i] s to be' unscrupulously torpedoed by an ally. ' Revolution
I'd like to have something special planned that will keep them occupied and outside in the garden as much as possible. Times, Sunday Times
The preoccupation with the problem of evil, asserts Nietzsche, enervates the human spirit.
Nixon came up with the phrase 'growth recession': even when things are not falling, it's not going to feel good. So what do we do now, chancellor?
There are also plans to bulk up the meat and bakery counters with bigger teams who will also have a new livery. Times, Sunday Times
It takes years to build up your image and esteem to the point where the your inner sense of worth meets your outer sense.
The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption.
I picked up a piece of wood and started carving.
I passed plunging gorges, streams in spate, riverbanks ripped open, fields flooded, a brown soup drowning the track.
Air in free fall does not convect, which means that everything that heats up has to be cooled by fans; the space shuttle is LOUD inside. 8/4/08: Launch Pad, day 5
The large bone of the upper arm was splintered to the elbow joint, and the wound bled freely.
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Alex's is predestined, of course, and lucky for him he's able to stand up to it. THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
From the early 1620s, coastal Indians supplied wampum (sacred shell beads, polished and strung in strands, belts, or sashes) to Dutch traders who exchanged it with inland natives for beaver pelts.
In 1883 Mr. Leaf wrote: "I take it that the _zoma_ means the waist of the cuirass which is covered by the _zoster_, and has the upper edge of the _mitrê_ or plated apron beneath it fastened round the warrior's body. ... Homer and His Age
Commissioned in 1963 to make a film about America's first successful quintuplet birth, Leacock and Joyce Chopra captured the quints' mother's anxiety at her sudden celebrity and the surrounding South Dakota community's eagerness to cash in on it. The Man Who Held Up a Mirror to America

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