Word: factor
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...final minute with two free throws by junior guard Jeremy Lin, but Rodney Foster answered for the hosts with a three pointer with 40 seconds to play to give his team a 62-61 lead it would not relinquish. Free throws turned out to be the deciding factor in a game that remained close until the Crimson grabbed an 11-point lead about halfway through the second half. The Owls were had a 29-14 free-throw attempt advantage on the game. Rice did not even need excellent shooting from the line to mount its comeback—it only...
...hard would do it, as if most of us who grew up gay and evangelical hadn't tried that every night as teenagers.) Homosexuality, Pastor Warren explained in the virtually content-free language of the dogmatist, is "not the natural way." And then he went right for the ick factor, the way middle-school boys do: "Certain body parts are meant to fit together...
...Because some of its treated wastewater is injected directly into its reservoirs, residents are effectively drinking water that is mixed with highly treated sewage. It's not surprising then that it took years for the GRS to go forward in the face of public unease. "There was the yuck factor," admits Michael Markus, general manger of the Orange County water district...
...Obamas choose a cute shelter puppy for themselves. The overwhelming feel-good factor of the occasion keeps this country going for months...
...their worst performance and we’re their next game, so we’re going to get their completely best shot,” he said. Getting over the draining loss Wednesday to get up for tomorrow’s game is a tough task, but one factor working in Harvard’s favor is the depth of the team. The Crimson has shown so far that it can play as many as ten different players throughout the game, with little drop-off from the starters to the reserves. “We played 10 guys tonight...