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...huge," said Shreve about his blockmate's physical presence on the sidelines. "I remember the first game after he got hurt I asked him who was going to take the coin toss and he said that he was. So we just watched him crutch to and from the coin toss and it was great. If he didn't it would really mess up the chemistry of the team...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bibro Remains Team Leader | 11/26/1997 | See Source »

...just as all the leads and threads of intrigue that the movie had developed seem to be about to come to fruition, the language barrier finally proves insurmountable in providing a satisfying conclusion. In the end, and at the crucial moment, the movie trips over the very crutch which it had used the whole time, and leaves the audience somewhat disappointed...

Author: By Jonathan B. Dinerstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Surprise, Kids! Injustice in China | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

...season would be complete without mention of the venerable medical drama, "ER." Surely, no premiere was more anxiously anticipated than the much-touted live episode. On this, the morning after, we at Dartboard join you all in your disappointment that an extra didn't smack Dr. Weaver with her crutch...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: DARTBOARD | 9/26/1997 | See Source »

Dershowitz talked about other Jewish problems including inter-faith marriages, using victimization as a crutch, and the future of anti-Semitism...

Author: By Carlos A. Monje jr., | Title: Dershowitz Speaks at Ed School | 3/14/1997 | See Source »

...justification for its ban on Cuba. This poses a problem for the potential effectiveness of the infant WTO in ensuring free trade practices. (Japan has also invoked "national security" in defense of its inflated rice tariffs.) It would have been much more savvy to avoid resorting to the crutch of national security, but given our contradictory attitude toward the Chinese, we are prevented from stating the case in the simple terms of ideological opposition--Castro's reign has destroyed lives, is inimical to free expression, and Cubans should be given a leader of their own choosing...

Author: By Justin C. Danilewitz, | Title: The Cuba/China Contradiction | 2/25/1997 | See Source »

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