Word: break
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Styperek had dropped the first set, 6-4, but had come back strong to take the second 6-3. He was up a break, 5-3, in the last set when both players learned that the match would determine the championship. Returning serve, Styperek didn't miss a beat, winning the game and sealing the title...
...heard it when I was playing, and I was a little nervous," Styperek said. "But I had a break of serve, so I was controlling the match. All I had to focus on was hitting the little yellow ball...
With 12 minutes left in the half, Wheaton--as he has done often throughout the year--took his starting front line of Zotter, Totman and freshman Joey Yenne out of the game to rest before the break. The substitutes--junior forward Ashley Mattison and sophomore forwards Colleen Moore and Caitlin Costello--picked up where their teammates left...
Bradley assumes that among those not eligible for a subsidy, millions will buy insurance because his plan would give them a tax deduction for the amount they pay in premiums. That may be doubtful. Even after Bradley's tax break, a family of four making $50,000 would still have to find $4,250 a year. On other questions, the Bradley team offers the most favorable interpretation--for instance, hoping that the federal health plan that now covers a relatively healthy middle-class work force will not see its costs go up with the arrival of poorer and potentially less...
...just haven't been any games that thrilled me for more than an hour or two. Until now. The elegant and addictive Pandora's Box (Microsoft; $35)--which, not coincidentally, was created by Tetris designer Alexey Pajitnov--has kept me up until 2 a.m. and turned 15-minute coffee breaks into 2 1/2-hour obsessions. Consisting of some 10 different puzzle types that morph into 350 unique games, Pandora's Box combines problem-solving fun with the visual richness of fine art and photography. For long sessions I follow the mythical story line, which takes players from Cairo to Maui...