Word: adapt
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...Militarily, of course, the insurgents may be forced to adapt their operating methods in the wake of losing Fallujah, which had functioned as a sanctuary that could provide a center for logistics, training and command for operations throughout northern Iraq and the capital. And the fact that a large-scale offensive in Mosul has followed so hard on the heels of Fallujah suggests U.S. commanders are determined to keep the guerrillas on the back foot and prevent the emergence of any new sanctuaries in which they're allowed to operate unmolested. Battles are likely to rage throughout the mostly Sunni...
Nevertheless, the coaches made this decision to tighten up the game and focus on the players’ skill, leading to a new rules emphasis to which all teams will have to adapt...
Blitz was launched last year by Scott Smith, 46, a former Curves franchise owner who wanted to adapt for men that company's quickie regimen. Today Smith counts 86 Blitz locations in the U.S. and Canada. (There's even a franchise in Guatemala.) The gyms, many of them found in strip malls, are set up like mock boxing rings, with members moving between machines and punching bags at the sound of a bell that rings every 30 seconds. "I don't care what your size or strength is," says Smith. "At the end of two 10-minute circuits...
...Red’s typically solid defense. He’ll need to be particularly sharp, since the new emphasis on eliminating clutch-and-grab tactics will affect Cornell more directly than any other program in the conference. Whether the historically large, slow skaters employed by Mike Schafer can adapt will determine the Big Red’s finish this season...
...single-minded drive of these two characters is evident from the start, as they flounder around Ben’s Somerville apartment trying mindlessly to adapt J.D. Salinger’s A Catcher in the Rye for the big screen. Bernstine’s knuckleheaded take on Affleck as a needy and whiny dilettante who can’t get an audition, complements Morris’s nerdy portrayal of the bossy, perfectionist Damon, edging both into the pathetic—if only we can forget the Academy Award and subsequent millions of dollars. Thankfully, we can. That these wimpy...