Word: conquerer
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Peter Ueberroth is not used to losing. Throughout his successful business career, he has used a combination of independence and toughness to conquer challenges...
Instead of being forced to conquer the monstrous Harvard system, students should be tested on microcomputers that half of the student body already owns and that the vast majority will have occasion to use in the future. At present, the Core staff is investigating the possibility of offering the test on Harvard's Macintoshes and IBM PCs in the Science Center terminal rooms...
...Levy were to conquer the Likud camp, the guaranteed shift of the country's top position would be snatched away from any Likudnik, since the rotation agreement is dependent upon Shamir's heading the party. Now Levy is maneuvering to destroy the ministerial switcheroo agreement, since there is nothing...
...sonata it is! Bril liant, bombastic, tender, devilishly diffi cult, structurally innovative, the nearly half-hour work is the summa of romantic piano technique, and every modern pianist must test his mettle with it to claim Liszt's mantle. Most opt for a straightforward, flashy approach, hoping to conquer the piece by sheer dexterity. Duchable, a young Frenchman with an especially rich tone, adopts a more reflective attitude, which gives the sonata dramatic coherence. He treats the work as a full-scale tone poem rather than a prolonged etude, savoring each section. The fireworks are going to come, he suggests...
...victory over a powerful Hockey East club like Northeastern might have given Harvard the impetus to conquer those teams and hold on to first place in the ECAC...