Word: bottomly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...inspectors refused to certify the airport as safe because of cracks in the taxiways. Resolving all these complex issues, the junta contends, won't be easy. "There certainly were abuses [during Thaksin's regime]," alleges Foreign Minister Nitya. "We are picking up the pieces ... but to get to the bottom of it all is really difficult...
...pulls out a couple of 3-by-8 note cards imprinted with the words SECRETARY OF STATE and filled with half a dozen key words distilled from hours of speed readings and briefings. She will let her hosts do most of the talking while she tries to assess their bottom lines. In a negotiation, she sits archer-straight, lowers her voice and deploys a laser-like glare. "You need to do better than that," she will say. "You can't sit there and tell me that is the best you can do." If you continue to resist, she will dismiss...
...have to take one at a time, play better than the team in front of us, and then move on,” Stone said. Such is the nature of the ECAC, a conference noted for the continued success of its top programs but lacking depth at the bottom of its 12-team lineup. In the latest national poll, Harvard was joined in the top six by traditional powerhouses Dartmouth and St. Lawrence, ranking third and fourth, respectively. The Crimson is 0-3-1 on the season against those two units. Including a December draw with No. 5 New Hampshire...
...Crimson, which fell at home to Yale, 88-78, to drop a game under .500 on the season. Harvard (8-9, 1-2 Ivy) has struggled with its defense all year, entering the game last in the Ivy League in field goal percentage allowed, and the Crimson hit bottom in that department, letting the Bulldogs (6-10, 2-1) shoot a season-high 58.3 percent from the floor, including a scalding 62.5 percent before halftime. Harvard, despite that statistic, actually held a 40-37 halftime lead. But by the intermission, the momentum of the game was already pointing...
...When patients come and go from Intrepid, they'll pass a large, black stone sculpture in the courtyard, called "Broken Circle." The circular object is jaggedly linked at its bottom, a symbol for those who will go through life imperfect but complete...