Word: calf
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...politicians never really stop campaigning - the pollsters see to that. But this is the first time that two presidential candidates have lasted this long into November, and while this whole mess looks to be firmly in the hands of the lawyering hordes, public opinion is still the golden calf before which Al Gore and George W. Bush must bow down...
Nine seconds later, Harvard captain Eddie Baker crossed the finish line to win third place in his first race of the season. Baker left the season-opening Fordham Invitational a week earlier with a calf problem 3.5 miles into the race...
...shall we say, ruthlessness of his thought, but "cheerful" is not the first word he brings to my mind. A few years ago at a dinner in a highly WASP old club in New York, I watched Podhoretz sink his teeth (figuratively speaking) into a supercilious liberal's calf in the way a very focused dog goes after the mailman. He did not let go for three hours or so. I forget what they were fighting about...
...branded like a young calf with a unique number," Zittrain said of a new computer...
...mistaking Khatami when he slips back from the front of the plane, wandering down through a cabin decorated in late-1970s style. In contrast to his entourage's rough-edged, revolutionary look, his clerical attire is soft and cheerful: a pear-colored robe, a chocolate tunic, sporty tan calf loafers. He flashes the smile that has given hope to Iranians depressed by two decades of official somberness. As he makes his way, greeting officials, bodyguards and Iranian journalists, he spots the two Americans on board. "Where are you from?" he asks, opening his arms. Could the President answer some questions...