Word: beate
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...have a tendency to want to beat the system, in the elections, in sports accreditations, and even in civil-service exams." RICHARD GORDON, Philippine senator, on news that hundreds of applicants who took the Philippines' nursing-board exams had been leaked the test questions in advance...
...Predictions: Harvard will beat Yale. Again. You will hook up with a Bulldog and develop a strange rash. More...
Like DeLay, who was also known for bruising rivalries within his party, Pelosi has embraced hard-knuckle partisanship, even if it means standing still. When Bush announced his Social Security plan last year, Pelosi told House Democrats they could never beat him in a straight-ahead, policy-against-policy debate because he had the megaphone of the presidency and was just coming off re-election. So the Democrats would thunderously attack Bush and argue there was no Social Security crisis and therefore no need for them to put out their own proposal. Some members were leery, concerned that Pelosi would...
Chinatown Bus These buses, created to carry Asians from one ethnic enclave to another, offer no frills and irregular schedules. But the price is hard to beat: fares start at $15 from Boston to New York City and $20 from Los Angeles to Las Vegas...
...away the assless chaps and is ready to focus. Basics, already the top-selling album in the country, sprawls over two discs, the lesser of which is dedicated to the singers who have inspired her. On Back in the Day, over vinyl scratches and a minimalist beat, she ticks off her roster of heroes (Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, etc.) as if the past is a green room in which she can mingle with legends without regard for their individuality; in the end, all the greats just get filed under "fun music." Aguilera doesn't know much about history...