Word: avid
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...Magic coach Doc Rivers, canned this season after a 1-10 start, says his biggest mistake in Orlando was never turning off the hoops. "I'd approach the tee and wonder if a play could work better if Tracy McGrady moved two feet to the right," says Rivers, an avid golfer. "I have to handle that better next time around...
...panel of judges bases its decision on a slew of factors, such as timing, poise, balance, style and how well couples move together. Prizes are usually trophies but in some cases cash awards of around $500 that are used to pay for future lessons. Many avid amateurs spend easily $15,000 to $20,000 a year, including lessons, costumes, travel to competitions and event fees, Hazelwood estimates...
...Upland Nepalis are avid home brewers, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the shadow of Kanchenjunga, the world's third highest mountain. Any self-respecting village north of Dharan brews tongba, and the thirsty are welcome here. "One time I had tongba: after only two I tried to get up and walk and I couldn't," warns security guard K.C. Prakash Kumar. "It's very strong...
...moment Jesus is condemned, half an hour into the 127-min. film. One of his eyes is caked closed from a beating by Jewish goons, but the Romans are the pros. They take their time applying 80 or so wince-worthy lashes to his body, and the camera pays avid attention to the whole draining spectacle. He falls three times, which is fine for Catholic fidelity but wasteful and redundant as movie drama...
...avid reader of books and articles on a variety of topics ranging from art to politics to science, Pinker finds stimulation in more departments than his own. The opportunity Harvard offers to be interdisciplinary is a boost to creative energy. “I write these long sprawling books that cover everything from war to art to religion to brain science. Being in a place that has experts in all those fields is a real attraction...