Word: efforts
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...ire.A tight strike zone from home plate umpire Brian Troupe gave both sides trouble, but the crowd erupted when Troupe refused to grant Big Green center fielder Brett Gardner first base after being hit by a pitch, ruling that the batter had failed to make an effort to get out of the way. Although disgruntled fans had a few choice words for the men in blue, Walsh implied that Dartmouth’s supporters may have suffered from selective memory—sophomore catcher Tyler Albright received the same call after being hit.“[The umpire...
...junior Chas Gillespie led the pack with a fifth-place showing in the college men’s 5000-meter at Penn, posting a 14:01.99—the fourth fastest time in Crimson history and good enough for an NCAA regional qualifier.Gillespie’s tremendous effort marked an uplifting weekend for the Harvard men and women, as the squad readies itself to finish the season at Heptagonals in two weeks.“I think [that race] gives me some confidence, and it gives my teammates confidence as well,” Gillespie said...
...some 110,000 civilians who have poured out of the war zone - a fast-shrinking sliver of land still under Tiger control - since April 20 when the army broke through a key embankment in an effort to bring an end to the 25-year conflict with the ethnic separatists...
...because it is “two foot tall” and “oh so small,” but this song is the album’s only real misstep.The vocals, in keeping with the album’s loose, relaxed feel, are a team effort in which each of SFA’s members write and sing. This cohesion comes naturally to a band that has played together for nearly two decades. Their state of comfortable maturity is also evident in their homages to their Welsh roots, both on “Cardiff...
...effort to draw attention to Americans’ overconsumption of sugared drinks, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health have renovated a Web site that provides detailed information and practical tips for people to make healthy dietary choices...