Word: effort
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Things got worse for the Tigers following the intermission. Princeton had a pathetic 23 percent shooting effort in the second period...
Meanwhile, Harvard converted 93 percent of its free throws in the second half, and outrebounded Princeton 44-27 for the game. A relentless defensive effort by the Crimson also forced the Tigers into 29 costly turnovers--costly because Harvard converted those mistakes into 37 points at its own offensive...
...captain Kelly Black also turned in a fine effort for the Crimson with eight points and three rebounds. Juniors Alison Seanor and Megan Basil each chipped in seven points and two steals...
...airlines also asked for--and got--huge concessions from their employees to help them through hard times. But after all that effort, and just when they should be reaching that nice, cushiony air at 31,000 ft. or so, the industry is running smack into turbulence in the form of employees who are insisting on a share of the good fortune. The employees are also determined to protect themselves, as American's pilots are, from outsourcing and other forms of cost management. The result is escalating tension in an industry not known for touchy-feely labor relations to begin with...
...which declared itself profoundly "unembarrassed" by the revelations--said the 10[cents] rate would be offered only on a "case by case basis." And although AT&T won't say what it takes to qualify, they did hint that bigger bills were more likely to get bigger discounts. "Our effort is on retaining old customers, not getting new ones," said an AT&T spokesman. "It's far more expensive to get new ones." That may not remain true if AT&T's secret plan angers more consumers than it keeps...