Word: creeping
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...athletic successes were somehow related, that on both the collegiate and citywide level we were being blessed with the perfect sports season.Now, here we are in 2008, and it’s all happening again. After three-year championship droughts for all three teams, the magic of 2004 is creeping back into the Boston area, from Foxboro and Fenway to Harvard Stadium and the Yale Bowl. The Red Sox have already done their part, while the Patriots are working on nothing less than one of the greatest seasons in football history. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that...
...While H5N1 is difficult for humans to catch, experts fear it could mutate into a form that spreads easily among people, sparking a deadly flu pandemic. Microbiologist Hugh Pennington of the University of Aberdeen said the latest outbreak is part of a "steady creep westward" by the strain from its original hothouse of Southeast Asia...
...play a lot looser than it had in previous games and control the rhythm of play on both ends of the pool.After its impressive first-half display essentially clinched the win, Harvard lost its sense of urgency in the second half and allowed the resilient Rams to creep back into the game.Missed opportunities on breakaways and poor shootting accuracy allowed a Fordham comeback that cut the lead down to three. Sophomore Spencer Livingston responded with two vital goals to seal the victory.The Crimson’s youngsters provided the majority of the offense against the Rams. Voith tallied a game...
...contemporary standards, neither Obama's jabs nor Clinton's response are particularly venomous. But as Clinton continues to dominate in the polls, and the Iowa caucuses creep up on the calendar (earlier in the week the Democrats announced they'll caucus January 3rd) plenty of people believe that the only way for Obama to dent Clinton's lead is to take her on directly. "It won't be easy to upend her, but it is possible with the right kind of attack," says Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. "Obama and others need...
...institution. But at the other end, you have the increasingly burdensome and unyielding pressure to perform. With the difference between success and a failure—in sports at least—boiling down to mere milliseconds, the incentives are all in place for PED’s to creep in. The way I see it, to be a professional athlete and not use PED’s right now would be tantamount to not striving—the epitome of what America detests...