Word: blowingly
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Nuclear weapons are nuclear weapons, regardless of whether they are tactical or strategic. A nuke designed to blow up a city—rather than a state—is still a nuke...
...John Q. limit the family's reimbursement to just $20,000--do exist, but they're typically lifetime maximums rather than annual caps, and the majority of them are $1 million or more. Such a payout is usually more than adequate, though a catastrophic injury like paralysis can blow through the whole reserve in just a few years. Similarly, surreptitious policy switching--which in John Q. causes the family's coverage to shrink as the lead character's work hours are cut--is not as much of a danger as the movie would suggest. Even barebones policies ought to cover...
...Each time, politicians offer formal regrets even as they privately savor the political rewards that the storms will blow in their direction. Such hypocritical tears were more effectively shed when the world was not in the constant glare of television. These days some of them are barely able to keep a thin smile hidden while they trot out pompous phrases of concern, interjected by poison - words that send private signals to their violent constituency. The camera shows...
...More than that, it's another blow to an august institution. Races at the club's Happy Valley and Sha Tin tracks are an obsession to hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong punters, who gather in the bleachers, at off-track betting outlets and in front of TVs in countless noodle shops whenever the ponies are at the post. The club's takings ($1.4 billion last year) make it Hong Kong's largest taxpayer as well as the SAR's most dependable charitable donor. Gambling money has built playgrounds, cultural centers and other civic improvements around the city...
...second period, Crimson captain Peter Capouch was called for tripping Brown sophomore winger Brent Robinson on a breakaway, setting up a penalty shot with no time left. Robinson converted the opportunity into a 1-0 Brown lead. At the time, it seemed like it could be a crippling blow...