Word: burdens
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...Spurs, Kobe faced Bruce Bowen, the best on-the-ball defender in the NBA. The Celtics don't have a perimeter stopper quite as good as Bowen, so it's best that they throw different guys at him. Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and James Posey will likely share the burden of stopping Kobe. "All players thrive off rhythm," says Anthony. "If Kobe spots one guy's weakness, he'll run with that all day. If you mix up your defenders a lot, it might make him think. And if he's not just relying on his instincts...
...certainly have our class rings, our dearly-bought scrap of Harvard parchment, and the promise of regular phone calls from the development office. We share experiences from Expos to the Last Chance Dance. And together we have the burden of living up to the high expectations of being a graduate of this historic school...
...wake of a year-long assessment of space and facilities that was completed last summer, the College announced a series of changes over the course of this academic year, intended to help ease the burden of overcrowding on students...
...little more than $30 per barrel.3 Since then, crude oil prices have increased more than fourfold, proportionally about as much as in the 1970s. Now, as in 1975, adjusting to such high prices for crude oil has been painful. Gas prices around $4 a gallon are a huge burden for many households, as well as for truckers, manufacturers, farmers, and others. But, in many other ways, the economic consequences have been quite different from those of the 1970s. One obvious difference is what you don't see: drivers lining up on odd or even days to buy gasoline because...
...This year, without the burden of convening for admission decisions in November, Harvard’s admissions office was able to join forces with the admissions offices of Princeton and Virginia to continue recruiting into November. Previously, recruiting trips had to finish by October so that early applications could be evaluated...