Word: attempt
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Sophomore Andrew Van Nest’s three-point attempt at the end of the game failed, depriving Harvard of the opportunity for overtime heroics reminiscent of the matchup against William and Mary earlier this season...
...Louis Pasteur - as a way of revering an author whose defense of the downtrodden and veneration of the individual over the oppressive forces of society earned him fame and respect around the globe. But the announcement outraged Camus' son, Jean, who saw a motivation of a different sort - an attempt by Sarkozy to "requisition" the legacy of a ferociously independent thinker who has long been a hero of the intellectual left. (See pictures of Sarkozy...
...schoolchildren reading a patriotic letter written by French communist resistance fighter Guy Môquet before he was executed by the Nazis in 1941. During his 2007 presidential campaign, he also repeatedly quoted the seminal French socialist leader (and Panthéon resident) Jean Jaurès in an attempt to infer that the legendary leftist would have backed the positions he was championing. (Read "A French Debate over Guy Môquet...
...first period, and six minutes into the contest, freshman Louis Leblanc scored the first goal of the game at even strength. The goal-scoring play began when Clarkson goaltender Paul Karpowich and a Golden Knight defender tried to corral a loose puck in the crease. During the clearance attempt, Leblanc stole the puck, swiftly wrapped around the net, and tucked it in the left corner of the goal. The score was Leblanc’s third of the year, tying him with sophomore Alex Killorn and junior Michael Biega for the team lead in points. The three forwards play...
...Hossein Mousavi, the opposition candidate who claims to have won the disputed election, criticized the proposal negotiated by Ahmadinejad's team at Vienna, warning that if implemented, it would negate the work of thousands of Iranian scientists. Opposition figures and analysts say his response was merely an attempt to play spoiler and prevent the regime from benefiting politically from a deal with the West. Still, nuclear diplomacy with the West has effectively become a political football in Tehran, complicating President Obama's quest for a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff...