Word: eying
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...Palestinians, Erez is a chokepoint where only a lucky few can exit from Gaza, usually for medical emergencies. Bassam al-Wahedi, 26, a tall, soft-spoken journalist, was one of them. He had gone blind in one eye because of a retinal illness, and surgery at a Jerusalem hospital was his only hope of regaining sight in that eye. Since Gaza is denied all but basic humanitarian needs under an international boycott of Hamas, many complicated surgeries are no longer done there...
...College David R. Pilbeam in January. With this appointment, Sundquist takes on what is ostensibly the most important student administrative role in recent memory. We hope that Sundquist, as our top elected student representative, makes full use of his influence to recommend changes to the committee, with a particular eye toward the interests of the student population. Sundquist has a record of advocating for students in Ad Board reform—it was a major platform of his bid for the UC presidency last fall—so we hope that this continues once he begins his work with administrators...
...Crimson to a 2-1 lead. Nguyen and Saint John’s Asaf Honig both wore protective knee sleeves, but the Harvard captain showed no sign of ailing legs as he clubbed his opponent 6-1,6-0 at four singles. Kumar, suffering from a bout of pink eye, also seemed undeterred as the number two player mixed deft volleys and timely serving to earn the Crimson’s second point with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Gustavo Loza. The largest transition, though, appeared in the play of freshman Aba Omodele-Lucien, who took the court...
...expected back in London over this Easter weekend, as a private tourist, accompanied by his wife. If he does stand in line for attractions such as the Tower or the giant wheel known as the London Eye, he's unlikely to be pestered by many Britons. Although gripped by the battle for the Democratic nomination, public interest in the Republican's presumptive nominee seems low. That was reflected in comparatively small numbers of journalists waiting for him at Downing Street. As McCain climbed into his car after the press conference there, a well-known political correspondent dusted herself down after...
...into that starting role and throw strikes and win some games for us, holy cow, would that be a big difference.”Right now, it doesn’t look like Cole will be stepping into the starting spot quite yet. First he must regain his eye for the strike zone, a task on which Cole and new pitching coach Aaron Landes have been working.“For [Cole], it’s about throwing strikes,” senior starter Shawn Haviland says. “When he does, he’s the most dominant...