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...What Krista Perry does is flail,” Harvard coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. “She didn’t get any of the calls but, you know, that bothered Reka. Took her out of her...and so hats off to Krista. She did a really nice...

Author: By J. PATRICK Coyne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: This Time W. Basketball Can’t Overcome Big Deficit | 3/14/2005 | See Source »

...instant replay. When something goes terribly awry, they tilt back their heads and make a disapproving yet dignified “tsk” sound, or place their heads in their hands while groaning or (when things get really rough) raise their arms at an oblique angle and flail their forefingers in frustration...

Author: By V.e. Hyland, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Other World Cup | 3/6/2003 | See Source »

...flee to the deepest recess of a Tora Bora cave. His prediction of inflamed and inspired Muslims flocking to his cause was refuted by the quiet of the Arab streets and the murmur of clerics who denounced his acts. The superpower that was supposed to cringe and flail instead sent its best warriors to search and destroy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Payback Time | 12/24/2001 | See Source »

This is hard music from soft people; dirty Rock for kids who want to horse around for a while and need some beats to which they might safely bounce and flail. What brownie points the Ants have received in their brief lifespan, they mostly owe to Michael Jackson. Perhaps you’ve recently heard the guys reap the fruits of the King’s labor in their chunky-guitar cover of “Smooth Criminal,” or seen the smart-ass video. It’s on MTV in the late afternoon...

Author: By Emma Firestone, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Not-So-Smooth Criminals: Alien Ant Farm | 11/16/2001 | See Source »

...savviest bosses stay aggressive, often using downturns to "become savvy acquirers," says Orit Gadiesh, chairman of Bain & Co., a Boston-based consulting firm. GE Capital, for instance, went on a buying binge during the Asian financial crisis a few years ago. Above all, while mediocre firms often flail around for a new strategy to deal with a downturn, the best companies just keep on doing well what they've done well before. Here's how six of them are doing just that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Are These CEOs Smiling? | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

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