Article: A Gaggle of Geese: The Collective Names of the Animal Kingdom.(Children's Review)(Brief Article)

Article: A glint of goldfish ... and other collective names ...
Writing!;  February 1, 2004 ;     609 words ... ... company O. murmuration Now make up some collective names of your own--not for real animals ... loitering of mall rats? Invent your own collective names and write them on the lines below ... Glint of Gold-fish'.and Other Collective Names for Animals" (p. 32):1.G ...

Article: Collective names often a leap of ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  March 12, 2006 ;     579 words ... ... Features DEAR WORD COURT: My thesaurus has a list of "Collective Names for Creatures," such as a "gaggle" of geese. But when ... Lipton. The latest edition (1991) gives more than 1,000 collective names. Most of these were invented just for fun - for instance ...

Article: letters.(Brief Article)
Grocer;  October 23, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... wants, we know best." Gift packs? Ho ho ho! Greig Smith Leighton Buzzard Potted herb accreditation Sir; Following your brief article concerning Hazlewood VHB and their "not organic enough" herbs (The Grocer, October 16, p26) you will be interested ...

Article: JET STREAM.(Brief Article)
WWD;  June 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... and fun). Just after the movie's premiere, Le Figaro devoted an entire page to the theme of the jet set, including a brief article by de Brantes entitled, "I was inspired by myself." What's surely even more satisfying for de Brantes, a slick-haired ...

Article: ROMANIA RATIFIES, SLOVAKIA DEFERS.(Brief article)
European Report;  February 5, 2008 ;     602 words ... ... December and Slovenia and Malta on 29 January, to adopt the EU text. France should follow in the coming days (see other In brief' article). As for Slovakia, the parliamentary vote has, in principle, been postponed to 7 February. Opposition MPs, in protest ...

Article: GROWING U.S. TOURISM.(Brief Article)
Caribbean Update;  April 1, 2000 ;     461 words ...The February 2000 issue of Travel & Leisure magazine contains a brief article on the still modest, but growing flow of U.S. tourists, who enter Cuba from Mexico, or the Bahamas. The article contains tips on where to stay, and where to enjoy a good meal.

Article: Sharing the view.(Taking the lead)(Brief article)
Assisted Living;  February 1, 2009 ;     571 words ... ... forward-looking is the key attribute that distinguishes leaders from others. Here are some other notable excerpts from their brief article: "Leaders on the front line must anticipate merely what comes after current projects wrap up. People at the next level ...