Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...very next week, Harvard lost to Cornell, 24-23. Giampaolo had a 40-yard field goal attempt blocked in the final minutes. Had that kick been good, it coulda been another Harvard...
Walland came out of the half firing and brought his team to the Harvard 20-yard line, where junior placekicker Mike Murawczyk lined up for a 37-yard field goal attempt...
...field with two three-pointers in the first, giving Harvard the early advantage with his deadly shooting. Long, the only senior from last year's team who saw substantial playing time, added nine points of his own in the first 20 minutes. Long also made his only three-point attempt...
...There's the rub. It is very risky to assign Genesis today. The A.C.L.U. might sue. Ever since the Supreme Court decision of 1963 barring prayer from the public schools, any attempt to import not just prayer but biblical studies, religious tenets and the like into the schools is liable to end up in court...
Parents can attempt to discourage tattooing and piercing by explaining the health risks of infection or blood-borne diseases, but remember that kids are armed with something grownups will never have--the invincible confidence of youth. That is what makes them such good skateboarders and roller-coaster riders. So after you've made all your best arguments, show your kid that you know a thing or two about the impermanence of fashion. Somewhere in your attic there's a shoebox full of faded Polaroids of you flaunting your teenage geekiness. Good-naturedly display some specially selected photos...