Word: falter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Whatever the reason, Harvard faltered against an opponent it could not afford to falter against...
...socially, was fundamental to gaining a new perspective on personal evolution. It was both refreshing and daunting to realize that I ate, lived and earned money all by my own effort. Yes, there were school and family safety nets involved, but the opportunity to spread my wings and falter along the way was mine...
...devaluation and debt moratorium flop, the result is likely to be not only another financial panic, but also a discredited political establishment. Russia's leaders have proclaimed too often that they have found the way to lead the country out of its penury--only to falter. In this case, the currency reserves would run out, and so would the Kremlin's kredit doveriya--its fund of public trust...
...long bangs flopped over his face. "I don't like to connect with the crowd," he says. "I find if you look at people's faces, you see a disappointed face." In fact, if he goes three or four jokes without a laugh, he starts to shake and falter. "Laughs are like the energy I feed off. I gotta leave on a laugh." Unlike most comics, the St. Paul, Minn., native likes the road. "I just love hotel rooms. I love not having to get mail because mail is usually depressing...
...station kufo of Portland, Ore., agreeing to pay $5,000 in exchange for 50 plays of Bizkit's single Counterfeit. "Pay-for-play," as this kind of arrangement is called, is a controversial new twist on the old, discredited practice known as payola: instead of letting songs rise or falter on their merits in the tough record marketplace, some labels are improving the odds by paying radio stations cash to play or mention their product...