Word: beatingly
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...some cases, illegal means. Anti-doping officials try their best to keep up with the latest techniques for avoiding detection. This tension inevitably casts a shadow on the other top competitors who have not tested positive, both those who adamantly shun doping and those who have managed to beat the blood and urine tests...
...first, I hated that the control buttons made it too easy to inadvertently page forward, backward or--if you hit the Back button--somewhere else entirely. I didn't like that it displayed black type on a gray background. (You can't beat black type on a white page.) The battery stank. When I'd put the Kindle in sleep mode and leave it for a few days, it was usually dead on my rearrival. Soon I consigned it to the Quittner Closet Where Old Gadgets...
Snow was unabashed in his defense of the Administration but respectful, even helpful, to reporters on the beat. His experience as a Fox News broadcaster and radio personality was obvious; his quick wit and verbal dexterity made him fun to spar with, while his grasp of complicated policy details made him remarkably effective. The clincher for a skeptical press corps was his disarming honesty. When he didn't have an answer, he said the rarest words in Washington: "I don't know...
...Republican nominee could but also because McCain cannot afford to try, given how suspiciously he is regarded by conservatives. And so he answers questions like that one in Ohio with a fatalistic admission that he and the President are linked, for better and probably for worse. "Bush could beat him twice," says a friend who knows McCain well. "Imagine how bitter he feels...
...Snow was unabashed in his defense of the Administration but managed to be respectful, even helpful, to the reporters on the beat. His experience as a Fox News broadcaster and radio personality was obvious; his quick wit and verbal dexterity made him fun to spar with, but his precision with language, and with the complicated details of policy, made him remarkably effective. But the clincher for a skeptical media was his disarming honesty. When he didn't know an answer, he said the rarest words in Washington - "I don't know." When he made a mistake he made a point...