Word: clinched
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...even though they weren’t as lively later in the game—the Crimson still managed to put up a second goal to clinch...
...years, wildfires are raging - and tempers are rising. All of Portugal, where fires are consuming an estimated 1,000 hectares a day, has been declared a severe drought zone. Spain, where rainfall in the first half of the year was 35% below average, is still in a political clinch over a July 16 blaze that killed 11 firefighters; the opposition Popular Party claims the Socialist government didn't act quickly enough to bring the situation under control. Such political battles could intensify, since experts warn that drier conditions are here to stay. Earlier this year European Commission researchers reported that...
...deals may be struck over a single lunch, but Japanese executives feel comfortable only after extended contact. Says Albert Sieg, president of Kodak Japan: "The worst mistake is to tell your prospective business partners that your plane leaves at 2 p.m. Friday, and you have to clinch a deal by then...
Huang, who helped clinch Beijing's Olympic bid, wooed top foreign architects like Rem Koolhaas and Jacques Herzog to outfit the city for the Games--a move some criticized as unpatriotic and others lauded as visionary. "In China it can be hard to get people to think past the next week, or what's good for a certain neighborhood," she says, "But planning a city like Beijing requires a much longer view." That, and no small amount of imagination. -By Susan Jakes
...That weekend against NYU and NJIT was the high point of the season,” Fitz said. “To win a close, intensive five-game match and then win 3-0 to clinch the title—that’s just awesome...