Word: fends
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...flow to the investment banks from those deals will continue to beef up their bottom lines. But all elements of the financial-service sector--indeed, all intermediaries in the economy, from auctioneers to arbitrageurs--need to remind themselves daily that their hallowed brands and array of services will not fend off the challenges of the Internet...
...Hasty Pudding stage, Curtis was 'roasted' by Sarah A. Knight '00, president of the Pudding theatricals and Robert E. Schlesinger '00, vice president of the cast, who jokingly quizzed Curtis about the weapons she used to fend of serial killer Mike Meyers in her three Halloween horror movies...
Harvard was able to use its defense to fend off efforts by Roger Williams to climb back into the game, riding the momentum of blocks by Bookman and co-captain Ed Pankau. After a gritty 15-13 win in the third game, the Crimson turned its attention to sealing the deal and winning its first league match...
...President hastily bailed out of the Middle East peace talks to forestall video of Hillary spending her first night alone. The next morning, in their end-of-driveway press conference, the First Lady made like a young bride, ecstatic to be unpacking gewgaws from Arkansas circa 1983. This helped fend off thoughts about her as a carpetbagger in need of a new zip code, or worse, as the first First Lady to abdicate. For the moment, the Clintons diverted attention from the fact that they are the first presidential couple to officially take up separate residences and that this most...