Word: boast
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...there will be plenty of competition for your eyeballs. AtomFilms' main rival, the six-month-old iFilm.com puts up just about every movie that comes in--about five a day. With 500 movies on the site, iFilm can boast at least one breakthrough. Dave Garrett and Jason Ward made the nine-minute "comedy" Sunday's Game, in which five old ladies gather around a bridge table and gab about their infirmities while passing around a gun in a game of Russian roulette that gets funnier and funnier as the blood stains more and more of the tablecloth. Last month they...
Also, Harvard will have its full arsenal at the disposal of Coach Tom Wilson. The Crimson had previously been handicapped by crucial injuries to Micomonaco and sophomore outside hitter Justin Denham, but will boast a healthy roster in California...
...true that Harvard College is not a democracy. This is not a lament or a boast, but a fact that must inform the decisions and attitudes of both undergraduates and administrators. As students, we must understand that improvements in our lives can come only through cooperation and reasoned persuasion. Since undergraduates occupy at best a marginal role in the decision-making process, the administration must welcome and seriously consider student reactions to policy changes. Dean Lewis' response to this petition does not respect the mutual obligations necessary for cooperation between students and administrators...
...tracks the growing number of European companies that are winning shares in the global-technology markets, creating jobs and wealth with innovative products, aggressive acquisitions and smart niche strategies. Its latest list shows that 127 of Europe's 500 fastest-growing companies are from the tech sector. These companies boast an average annual growth in revenues of 42% and in employment of about 36%. Among the strongest sectors are smart cards, encryption software, e-commerce software, electronic games and digital television...
...Keeping a constant finger on the pulse of America, these stores have given up the traditional paper gift certificate of yesteryear for a more modern substitute. Seen as much more convenient for the customer as well as being environmentally friendly, these cards boast aesthetically pleasing designs and varying rainbow color motifs...