Word: crutches
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...easy for a white parent to explain to his dark-skinned daughter why other white parents don't want their sons to date her. Amy and Brad Russell of Mount Vernon, Iowa, refuse to let any of their seven multi-ethnic adopted kids use race as a crutch. They also know the struggle will be lifelong. "I'm going to have six young black men in the house," Amy says. "I worry for their emotional and physical safety...
...online dating fever has spread, openingother options for lovelorn consumers. On Monday,the Harvard Computer Society (HCS) unveiled itsonline crutch for dating in the 90s, DataMatch...
With a healthy Prestifilippo and Adams back in the lineup as well as a year-more experienced Bala and Moore, the Crimson should no longer find itself struggling to escape mediocrity--indeed on paper, Harvard is no longer rebuilding. The word which has been its crutch throughout the past four years is now gone. No longer will two days of glory at the Beanpot be enough to make up for what was otherwise a disappointing season...
...composed. He makes it seem as though his predicaments represent business as usual, and in so doing, seems to be having more fun. He has tamed his rampant smirks, paring down their usage so that they become a potent portrayer of cunning and savoir-faire and not simply a crutch...
...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...