Word: face
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...pressured into a completion on the first play then scrambled after a blitz to get eight yards on third-and-6. On the next play, Wilford rolled right and was pressured into throwing a terrible pass he was lucky not to have intercepted. With a man in his face, he then had to dump the ball to a safety valve on another rollout right...
Demonstrating the movements needed to earn a black belt, Shim sliced the air with a series of precise punches and kicks, his face drawn in concentration...
Harvard will face No. 12 BYU (11-1) today at Ohiri field to complete the Harvard Invitational, before continuing in Ivy competition at Cornell next Saturday...
...small pension in Changsha, the gray, polluted capital of Hunan. Peiji, who made his way to Taiwan with the retreating KMT, lives very unquietly in neon-struck Taipei. He is president of CTS, one of Taiwan's main TV networks. As boys they were indistinguishable. Now their faces tell very different stories: Peiyuan's face, thin and ravaged, is the story of a China that Mao wrought, with its famines, executions, and harsh labor camps. Peiji's face, fleshy and grinning, is the story of another China, a military dictatorship that became the industrious and democratic society of today...
...parents adopt one of two basic approaches to the teacher conference. The ingratiators (like me) try to win over the teacher on their child's behalf. This involves lots of smiling, nodding and offers of Florida time shares over the spring break. The intimidators get in the teacher's face--to tell him what they expect and demand attention to their children's individual needs and just generally show him who's boss...