Word: falter
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With the demands and constraints imposed on our lives, it is easy for motivation to falter. This common problem for Harvard students, for whom life can turn into a big blur, is perpetuated by the very tempo at which we conduct our lives...
...ingenious system begins to falter, my room returns to its normal dim self. The light has become a yellow that isn't quite white and at times even seems brown--which is a lot like black. The darkness is creeping in, leaving me squinting inches from the page. Extensive searches of the halogen bulbs and considerations of the (negligible) overhead brightness have come up with nothing. I am beginning to worry that I too will see my optometrist next week and he will strengthen my prescription...
...contrast to the equally lovely lines that followed, "He gave his back to despisers." The soprano recitatives of Pifa, the second, post-natal half of Part I give Labelle a real chance to shine. She displays a very clear, resonant voice, only occasionally marred by a slight crack or falter. She warbles trills such as those in the "Rejoice greatly" aria as one imagines the very angels would...
...Marchetti duo had already downed Harvard's second doubles team--juniors Kunj Majmudar and Eilliot Weiss--in the semis. After a slight falter in the first few games, however, the Blakes took command through the next two sets en route to a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory and their first doubles title together...
Unfortunately, however, while Koenig can dominate, he can not carry the entire team, and that is where the Skating Dutchmen will falter. Even Union Coach Stan Moore has called his current coaching endeavor, "the process". Obviously even Union believes it is at least one year away...