Word: containment
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...attend to conference polls. In the Ivy League above all, where there is no possibility of qualifying for the playoffs, where the only relevant title is the Ancient Eight crown, and strength of schedule and margin of victory are basically irrelevant, are these primary postulates preposterous.The initial expectations they contain, though, heavily influence the opinions of teams (adverse or positive effects), fans, and writers. What I mean to say is, until a few hours ago, I still thought 1-3 Brown was better than 4-0 Princeton, simply because the Bears were slotted third and the Tigers sixth...
...previous albums mostly contain songs by musical theater composers, so her fan base consists mostly of people who have the soundtrack from “A Chorus Line” on their iPods. Unafraid of a little Stravinskyian polyphony, many of McDonald’s songs aren’t exactly user-friendly to those who like straightforward melodies...
...committed to fighting Israel than to protecting the welfare of the Palestinian people. How can diplomacy succeed under these circumstances? Enough is enough. Abbas should form a new government without Hamas. If the group threatens to retaliate, the United States and European Union must be ready to help Abbas contain the violence...
...proof is, I'm not going to assess anybody as having something that has not been demonstrated unambiguously." Now that there is no such ambiguity, it should make it easier to bring China and South Korea into alignment with the U.S. and Japan and coordinate a strategy to contain the regime...
...impressive season of his own, but it pales in comparison to Dawson’s record-breaking numbers.“You can’t stop Clifton Dawson. He’s a great back,” Knowles said. “You only hope to contain him and try to prevent the big play.”Despite the tailback’s dynamic start to the season, Murphy sees a need for improvement in the rush attack in order to defeat the Big Red.“We have got to run the football dramatically better...