Word: chips
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...absence of details of the charges against Saberi, Ahmadinejad's intervention makes it seem even more likely that the charges are inherently political in nature. At the time of her arrest, the American press speculated that she could be used as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the U.S., or that she would be traded in exchange for Iranian diplomats detained by the U.S. in Iraq, or that her arrest was the work of elements in the Iranian government determined to derail détente between Iran...
...score its next two goals with 20 minutes on the clock. “We came out flat,” freshman goalkeeper Kerry Clark said. “They came out really strong, so the first half we kind of dug ourselves into a hole and had to chip away at it.”Attacking Clark with seven shots in the middle of the period, the Big Green never looked back, extending its lead to 6-1 as the final seconds counted down. Clark made four saves in her 33 minutes of play before being switched for junior...
...incident. But a couple months back, he just woke up sweating and screaming, kind of freaked out his wife. It was late at night, and he had a nightmare about one of the guys he had embalmed earlier that day. That goes to show you how psychological stress can chip away at you over time...
...sent its car experts to Detroit, and they have said that a bankruptcy of either GM or Chrysler is undesirable. They did not elaborate much on this analysis, but, from the standpoint of the car companies, they do not need to. It is enough that the blue chip analysts sent by the President to evaluate the car companies have a belief system that matches the one in The Motor City. (See pictures of the remains of Detroit...
...second period, the Hawks began to chip away at the Crimson’s lead, but the Crimson carried on its offensive momentum from the first quarter, soon crippling the hopes of a Hartford comeback...