Word: beatingly
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...economic turmoil, the Iraq war or the increasingly bitter presidential campaign for the less-than-warm reception than in years past: "I mean, hohoho, some of the richest men on Earth have done something to benefit humanity," one commenter writes. From another: "If this were real, China would beat us to it." Others scoffed that Google actually pays employees to produce these pranks. "A joke should have an element of humor. This one seems very sad. It's a shame they wouldn't contribute to something that monumental...
...repeated nose bleeds in 2002, Sébire rejected proposals of surgical intervention - and subsequently turned down the palliative services and pain-masking medication doctors offered. It was only after her tumors had grown too large and present on her brain that Sébire's determination to beat the disease on her own morphed into her final campaign to obtain legally permitted euthanasia from the same doctors whose treatment she'd originally rebuffed. That has caused considerable concern among observers and ethicists who note that neither the media attention directed to Sébire's distressing appeal...
...jeopardize his knee further and took a medical forfeit, ending his season with a sixth-place finish.“[O’Connor’s] will is incredible,” Harvard coach Jay Weiss said. “He could barely walk…and he beat a former national champion [Schlatter]. It was very inspirational, that’s for sure.”Reflecting on the tournament, the sophomore also kept things in perspective.“I had a goal of [winning a championship] and things didn’t pan out that...
...Harvard entered the game ranked 19th on the heels of a four-game winning streak. Duboe and sophomore attackers Travis Burr and Jesse Fehr each scored a pair of goals and junior midfielder Max Motschwiller tallied three points on a goal and two assists.“We beat them the past three years,” Widbin said. “I hadn’t lost to them yet, and that’s a big motivational factor. They were in their home stadium and that only helps their cause. They came out with a lot of energy...
...help battle the rising insurgency in the country's south. But commanders on the ground would also like a little more help from the Afghans on whose behalf they're fighting. "Frankly, defeating the Taliban is the least of our worries," says one. "They are not going to beat us. It's not them that are crippling the economy. What is killing this country is corruption and drugs. That is not for NATO to deal with; that is for the Afghan government to deal with." Military measures are temporary, at best: If Afghans don't trust their government, NATO...