Word: catch
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...story: Sprightly 60-somethings Robert Doback (Richard Jenkins) and Nancy Huff (Mary Steenburgen) meet at a medical conference and instantly fall in lust. One a widower, the other a divorcée, the two get married and move into his place. The catch is that each of the newlyweds has a wayward, layabout son who's near 40: Dale Doback (Reilly) and Brennan Huff (Ferrell). Seemingly deficient in intelligence, and lacking the most rudimentary of social skills, Dale and Brennan feel hate at first sight as quickly as their parents found love. Their resentment comes from territorial rivalry, but even...
Berliners lined up to hear the speech more than five hours before it began. All day long, hundreds waited on the streets to catch a glimpse of the motorcade that shuttled Obama among meetings with German officials, starting with Chancellor Angela Merkel. The German leader had objected to Obama's reported original plan to give what would have amounted to a campaign speech at the historic Brandenburg Gate. (Indeed, the Washington Post reported that the U.S. embassy in Berlin instructed foreign service personnel stationed there not to attend Obama's public rally, which the State Department labeled a "partisan political...
...could talk to someone while she drank diet sodas and smoked. I did not follow everything she said because she talks quickly, only uses first names, knows a lot more about Democratic politics than I do and doesn't button her shirt all the way up. But I did catch that during the last Democratic Convention, she did a lot of box-hopping. "I was in Ron Burkle's box explaining to Andre 3000 how the convention works and who Jimmy Carter was," she said. I imagine there was also a part of the convention when Ron Burkle explained...
...there are a few services that help make air travel if not cheaper, then certainly less stressful. Luggage Forward (www.luggageforward.com) ships baggage from your home or office directly to your destination, with rates starting at $52. It can take a day for your bags to catch up with you, but it may be worth the wait to avoid standing in check-in lines or filling out lost-luggage forms. Similar services are available from First Luggage (www.firstluggage.com) and Excess Baggage Company (www.excessbaggage.com...
...accelerated programs note that there are drawbacks. With only one summer to work, students don't have a lot of time to experiment or figure out the kind of legal career they want to pursue. And those who fall behind in classes don't have much time to catch up. "This is not for everybody," says Lisa Kloppenberg, dean of the University of Dayton School of Law, who has overseen the school's two-year program. "It's very intense...