Word: fends
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...aviation field, thought defense attorneys could "drive a truck" through that assertion, as she later e-mailed a scheduled witness in the case. Thus she took it upon herself to coach that witness and six other current or former government aviation experts scheduled to testify in ways to fend off the opposing lawyers...
...best-selling A Year in Provence and its sequels, or Frances Mayes' tales of Tuscan transplantation? They were wimps compared to Shah. In addition to dealing with the usual slothful house-renovation crews and colorful neighbors, he had to dodge gangsters and suicide bombers, bail employees out of jail, fend off municipal bulldozers and police raids, face down customs officials who ordered him to translate his 10,000-book library into Arabic for their perusal, and endure plagues of rats, snakes, locusts, mosquitoes, bees and - as part of a mysterious campaign to force him out - the occasional dead animal dangling...
Spliced between the chum are a few fishhooks—bits of existentialist description, a few interesting characters abandoned like sparks, and intensely philosophical fragments left to fend for themselves...
...deal. Just 55 seconds remained and the Crimson lead was still four. All Harvard needed to do was stay strong with the ball, fend off Princeton’s desperation attempt at a steal, and then absorb the foul. If anything went wrong, the Crimson still had both timeouts as escape valves...
...generous 6’4, came up with the rebound in the paint and snaked around the Harvard big men for an easy layup.No big deal. Just 55 seconds remained and the Crimson lead was still four. All Harvard needed to do was stay strong with the ball, fend off Princeton’s desperation attempt at a steal, and then absorb the foul. If anything went wrong, the Crimson still had both timeouts as escape valves.The inbounds pass found its way to Stehle, who worked the ball to freshman point guard Drew Housman. The Tigers had three players deep...