Word: blowingly
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...Crimson needed a boost. Running the ball up the court, then-sophomore point guard Erik Groszyk came under heavy defensive pressure and took an elbow to the back of his head. “At the time it didn’t seem to be a very bad blow, but it turned out to be a pretty terrible concussion,” explained Groszyk. “It became a major issue. I had to leave school for a semester. It affected my schoolwork and other aspects of my life.” Unable to receive the necessary treatment...
...think that a member of the Royal Family would be in a much stronger position to negotiate with the administration and faculty,” he explains. “It’s much easier for Harvard to blow off a group of self-important undergrads than it is the House of Hapsburg...
...draw from the audience. In one scene, the villain warns with a sinister sneer that the bracelet Martin wears is full of the same liquid explosives that caused the 2006 airport scare in the UK. If Martin strays too far from his car, the liquids will automatically mix and blow him up. Similarly, when hacking into computer systems, Martin’s friend extraneously quips, “You want to see the invasion plans for Iran?” In another parallel to “Quantum of Solace,” the plot centers on the hot topic...
...those Harvard students wondering how the first National Poet of Wales gets over her writer’s block, Gwyneth Lewis says pressure is often the way to blow the lid off the can. “It’s amazing how a looming deadline will unfreeze you. Terror is a great loosener.”Three years after serving as the National Poet, Lewis has returned to university life as a Radcliffe Institute Fellow to continue her education as a poet, non-fiction writer, and thinker. Lewis, who studied as a graduate student at Harvard from...
...addition, the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs due to the disappearance of a major manufacturer - not to mention the blow that would be dealt to U.S. consumer confidence by the bankruptcy of an iconic brand - would mean even fewer cars sold. That would take another bite out of consumer finance receivables, the biggest asset on carmakers' books. So even though Japan would almost automatically gain market share if a U.S. carmaker went under, any gains would be outweighed by the negative impacts. "In this environment, gaining market share is not a good strategy," says Yoshida...