Search Details

Word: bitting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Would and did, says the sheriff of Larimer County, Colorado. Richard Heene, a self-styled scientist obsessed with tornadoes, aliens and getting a reality show, allegedly spun a plan to fake his son's Icarus-meets-Up ascent and become famous. But fame bit Heene when, on Larry King Live, Falcon heard a question directed to him by his father and made the mistake of answering honestly: "You guys said that we did this for the show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Balloon Boy's Lesson: The New American Dream | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

When I found out that Wayne had been selected to receive an award in my name in 2006, I was actually a bit embarrassed. I would have been honored to get an award in his name, and I called him to tell him so. He couldn't have been more gracious. He really was a saint with a briefcase and a gavel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: William Wayne Justice | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

...Akpan] scored a brilliant goal,” Clark said. “He always makes a little run. It’s a bit of class to actually beat...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Senior Breaks Slump To Assist Harvard’s 2-1 Victory at Home | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

...would have liked to have broken [Princeton] up a bit and not let them have that perfect score,” Crimson coach Jason Saretsky said. “But you have to tip your hat to them. They are a very, very talented squad, and they came to take care of business...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Shows Depth at Heptagonal Championships | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

...faces look a little nervous and the words are spoken a bit timidly - all rather normal for a group of French students learning to speak English. But the hesitant responses aren't coming in a classroom where foreign-language instruction is another obligatory grind in a long day of courses. Instead, these 18-to-25-year-olds are paying up to $6,000 annually to master a language they all took for six years in high school before earning their baccalaureate degrees and entering the job market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why France Is Pushing Its Students to Master English | 10/31/2009 | See Source »

Previous | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | Next