Word: 3rd
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...dynamic is one reason why the Crimson played so well this weekend. On the first day, no one was playing as well as they knew they could, but everyone had fun and remained optimistic. The freshmen kept pace with the upperclassmen and helped the team rise from 8th to 3rd place...
...forces were unable to prevent others from getting away. In its tempo, ferocity and politically compromised outcome, the story of Tall 'Afar stands as a parable of the dangers, dilemmas and frustrations that still haunt the U.S. in Iraq. Despite the temporary tactical gains made by the U.S.'s 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, the battle refreshes doubts about whether anything resembling victory in this war can still be achieved...
...place in Tall 'Afar, they were powerless to do anything about them. Stretched thin fighting rebels in places like al-Qaim and Mosul, the military dedicated just a single infantry battalion to an area twice the size of Connecticut. In May, however, more than 4,000 troops of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, a unit with a unique combination of tanks, Bradleys and helicopters that is back for its second tour in Iraq, were hastily rerouted from the south to the Tall 'Afar region, where they began disrupting the insurgents' supply lines and safe havens. They paid a price...
...those Eastern European wonder women. A Czech, she?s just short of six feet tall with legs that go from Prague to Brno and the power to hit the ball just as far. This kid can smash it. She?s seeded 26th in Queens, but she reached the 3rd round in Wimbledon. Her path was made a little easier when defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova got chopped down on the big stage by Ekaterina Bychkova. This is a tough town to defend your crown...
...black-music nerd, for sure out of love but also out of a need to find some common ground with my own. I never explored beyond that, mostly because the kids in my neighborhood believed the words white and music to be antithetical. Occasionally someone like George Michael or 3rd Bass would get a pass. But when we thought of white music, we mostly thought of rock, which is to say loud guitar and long hair...