ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TALL
(Big, comely, valiant); related to Old English getæl prompt, Old High German gizal quick, Gothic untals foolish.
10 QUOTES WITH «TALL»
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tall.
We're good at taking care of little kids, and spend a lot of energy teaching them things like how to read. But when kids get as tall as their parents and can look them in the eyes, we tend to drop the ball - at a time they most need a loving consistent community of adults, be it parents, aunts, uncles, or others.
As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies. There's always the little guy who's the sidekick to the tall, good-looking guy who gets the girl.
I was told I was fat in the modeling world, and a director on a shoot told me I needed to lose weight. The J-Lo booty wasn't popular then, and I wanted to be the perfect Hollywood girl - tall, blonde and skinny. I couldn't do the 'tall' because I was 5'2, and I couldn't do the skinny, either.
And I've come to the place where I believe that there's no way to solve these problems, these issues - there's nothing that we can do that will solve the problems that we have and keep the peace, unless we solve it through God, unless we solve it in being our highest self. And that's a pretty tall order.
To me I'm just a regular person going to the mall with friends, and now I'm in Forever 21 and I see this random group of girls staring at me and taking pictures. But now I usually have my dad, who is a really tall and intimidating person with me, so he's kind of my bodyguard.
I'm certainly really rather tall at 6 foot 3, and I've been this way since I was 14, but for years, women who are even 5 foot 10 have come up to me in the street and said, 'Oh, it's so nice to see a woman who is taller than me. I've always felt like a giant.'
I come from a family of tall, curvy women. I developed in my body and my shape far earlier, so from a young age I accepted it. I embraced it and saw it as an advantage.
My dream was to become a ballet dancer, but after a year in bed with rheumatic fever at 13, I had grown too tall, and had no muscle tone left. I tried a ballet class and couldn't even do a plie without falling over. It was my first death.
I used to write on my resume that I was shorter than I was because I thought it would inhibit my roles, and as soon as I embraced that I am a tall female, I started getting really fantastic roles and really didn't even worry about wearing heels.
I don't really know on the jobs I don't get - nobody calls me up and says, 'Yeah, you were too tall!' I don't know if it was that or one of a bunch of other factors. But it is awkward. I can't wear heels.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TALL»
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tall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
"Did Mama sing every day?
Patricia MacLachlan, 1987
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The
Tall Book of Christmas
An illustrated collection of stories, poems, and songs celebrating the spirit of Christmas.
Dorothy Hall Hall Smith, 2006
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Tall Tales: The Glory Years of the NBA
An account of the NBA from 1956 to 1966, after the introduction of the 24-second shot clock, highlights those who dominated the sport during its "glory days," including Red Auerbach, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Boston Celtics.
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Reinforced Concrete Design of
Tall Buildings
Written by Dr. Bungale S. Taranath, this work explains the fundamental principles and state-of-the-art technologies required to build vertical structures as sound as they are eloquent.
Bungale S. Taranath, 2009
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When the Game Stands
Tall: The Story of the de la Salle ...
The author brings readers behind the scenes of one of the great sports stories of all time--the De Salle High School football team of Concord, California, which won an extraordinary number of consecutive victories under coach Bob Ladouceur ...
'Zig Zag' is a series of very short stories for the youngest of readers. These compact and brightly illustrated books are no more than 150 words long.
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Structural Analysis and Design of
Tall Buildings: Steel and ...
A comprehensive design reference, this book guides engineers to visualize, conceptualize, and realize structural systems for tall buildings that are elegant and economical.
Bungale S. Taranath, 2011
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The Long and the Short and the
Tall
The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions.
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Tall Fescue for the Twenty-first Century
The story of tall fescue is not just a story for grass scientists, but for scientists.
H. A. Fribourg, D. B. Hannaway, Charles Patrick West, 2009
Smiley entertains the Bone Scouts by telling them stories about the suspect adventures of the mighty explorer Big Johnson Bone before his discovery of the Rolling Bone River and establishment of a famous trading post.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TALL»
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tall is used in the context of the following news items.
Blow for Tall Blacks: Steven Adams unavailable to face Australian …
The decision has serious consequences for the Tall Blacks' chances of upsetting the Boomers and taking the region's one automatic spot at the Rio Olympics. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
Thousands throng Portland's waterfront to tour tall ships
People file aboard the Machigonne II headed for Peaks Island as the fog lifts over tall ship Picton Castle on the Portland waterfront. Many of the tall ships will ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
Tall Ships: Belfast waves goodbye as festival draws to close
Huge crowds have turned out to watch the Tall Ships sail up Belfast Lough in a final parade of sail to mark the end of the four-day maritime festival. Belfast is the ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Tall Ships Parade of Sail on Delaware River
The weather was perfect for everyone watching the Tall Ships make their way up ... It's been 15 years since the tall ships sailed into our harbor, and on Thursday ... «6abc.com, Jun 15»
8-foot-tall typewriter coming to Boston
JASON TURGEON. BOSTON —Get ready to break out the white-out Boston. An 8-foot-tall typewriter is coming to the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway this summer. «WCVB Boston, May 15»
Why are the Dutch so tall? Scientists find new clue to the mystery
The Dutch are tall people. How tall? The average man stands 6 feet. The average woman is 5 feet 6 inches. And they've been growing taller at a much quicker ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
Britain's former tallest man Christopher Greener who was 7ft6in tall …
His best friend Berry Tolson, who met Mr Greener 50 years ago when they both played for the London Latvian Basketball Klub, said he was so tall he could put ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
Tall Ship Providence Topples Over in Storm
The Tall Ship Sloop Providence, Rhode Island's Official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador, has suffered damage after toppling over in blizzard conditions at ... «Patch.com, Jan 15»
Illinois family creates 45-foot-tall icicle in front yard
ELMO, Ill. (AP) _ One family in south-central Illinois has created a 45-foot-tall icicle in their front yard. Katherine Ragel of St. Elmo in Lafayette County says she's ... «fox2now.com, Jan 15»
World's tallest man meets world's shortest man
Kosen, 31, is a part-time farmer who measures 8 feet, 3 inches tall and can reach a basketball hoop without jumping. He became the world's tallest living man in ... «CNN, Nov 14»
