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...half minutes remaining in the contest, the men’s lacrosse team appeared to have the game all but won. But UMass (3-2) had other ideas, going on a 4-0 run in the final minutes and turning what was a sure defeat into a nail-biter...
...contain Guruge, as she fell for the second time this season to Alia Aziz. Guruge appeared to have momentum on her side after taking the first game, 11-8, but Aziz knew her opponent too well. The next two games allowed Aziz to gain confidence, winning a nail-biter in the second, 13-11, and soundly defeating Guruge in the third, 11-6. Guruge decided to return the favor with an 11-8 win in the fourth game, setting up a critical fifth game. Aziz held on for the win at the No. 2 spot, taking the last game with...
...economic distress. As it turns out, this financial crisis was not the call to bold action that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said shouldn't "go to waste." Quite the opposite: if he doesn't want his presidency to be held hostage by a string of nail-biter votes in Congress, Obama needs to recognize that he overestimated the public's appetite for taxpayer-funded solutions...
...Biter (n) – a stone that barely touches the outside ring of the house
After Yale opened a 14-9 lead in the first set, Harvard responded with four-straight points with the help of two kills from senior Chelsea Ono Horn to keep the first set a nail-biter to the end. The Crimson tied the score at 20, 22, and 23 in the first set, but two consecutive Harvard errors solidified the 25-23 opener for the Bulldogs...