Word: cushioning
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...Bush wanted his old pal Larry King to moderate the debates. And he wanted them to be in a "free-flowing format." He was disappointed on both counts. But this week, his staff did manage to negotiate a cushion of time into the normally rigid debate format. Just in case he wants to say a little something spontaneous...
...Before ordering his men to set the building on fire, Admiral Cockburn told them to choose souvenirs from among the trivial things in the White House but nothing of real value that might bring charges of looting against the invaders. Then Cockburn scandalized the nation by brandishing a chair cushion and announcing it would help him remember Mrs. Madison's seat. By morning the White House was a blackened shell...
Cruz's chances for an appeal are diminishing by the minute: Under Texas law, Perry can grant Cruz a one-time, 30-day reprieve - a cushion of time that might allow Cruz's lawyers to pursue their appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled in 1998 that capital punishment for retarded inmates was not "cruel and unusual punishment." (Federal law contradicts the Court: Legislation passed by President Reagan prohibits the execution of mentally retarded federal inmates...
...shirking his official duties b) whoopee cushion on the throne c) urinating against the Turkish pavilion at Expo 2000 d) using wrong fork...
...above or below) from the mean you were that counts. So don't stress a 40 in chemistry, if the mean was a 50. It happens. And, as much as the administration denies it, to a certain extent grade inflation is living large, which will only cushion your transition to Harvard...