Word: finished
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...losing streak to five games.“We went out there and we played hard, but the past few weeks, the little things have been costing us the game,” McMahon said. “The hustle was there, we just didn’t finish what we wanted to finish as far as details, but hopefully those things will start to fall in place.” The Crimson will seek to end its losing streak and capture its second conference win next weekend when it travels to Ithaca, N.Y. to play Cornell in both teams?...
...fight for the last crumbs on the table has reached a point where neither GM's management nor the government will have to wield the axe. GM's creditors and retired workers will finish the company off on their...
...Case of Forest Grove v. TA TA's case began in elementary school. He had trouble learning basic math, struggled to pay attention in class and could not finish his homework without his parents' help. In September 2000, he began attending Forest Grove High School. By December, he was failing or nearly failing most subjects. His parents had the school evaluate him for special education...
...After regaining possession in the ensuing scramble, Gibbons faked around the circle, coming from behind the net to finish low for his second goal of the night...
...which they observed that self-control is like a muscle: it weakens after you use it. For example, say you exert self-control by avoiding strawberry shortcake and opting for asparagus instead. Now your self-control is enfeebled, so rather than turning to that Tolstoy novel you vowed to finish, you watch a Simpsons rerun instead. Your self-regulatory resources can also be expended by, for instance, taking a test or enduring a loss. Depleted self-control is why, after an unusually hard day at work, you give in to a third martini when you would normally stop...