Word: flips
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...example, a game against Princeton that came two months later—Du scored three goals, each one to break a tie. But there was a downside to the situation, Donato admitted: “because [Du] is counted on so much, when he has off games, the flip side of it is he’s a big part of the games we lose.” All in all last season, Harvard was 7-1 in Du’s multi-point efforts and just 4-8-2 when he went without a goal or an assist...
...given the advantage from the crowd and not having to travel and being familiar with the confines, the home team usually wins. The rule of thumb in betting football is that home field is worth three points; a game with a three-point home favorite would be a coin flip on neutral turf...
...least that’s what Tim Zylicz, who has spent the last nine years working at 1369, told me while simultaneously performing a remarkable flip of the wrist as he poured a foam leaf design into a cup of hot chocolate...
...Then, there is the sheer number of titles, which seems to grow every week. I flip through 11 newspapers a day to keep up with events and search for story ideas. And those are just the main English-language dailies delivered to TIME's Delhi office, a relatively small selection whose number and circulations pale in comparison to their Hindi cousins. Indian publishers have over the past few years launched a plethora of new newspapers and magazines, covering everything from the latest cars to food to travel. Not surprising, then, that foreign media companies want a piece of the action...
...unlikely gubernatorial win in Minnesota. Friedman, also running as an independent, has outpolled both Bell and Strayhorn at times, but his bad prep and repetitive one-liners ("Why the hell not?" is his campaign slogan) are beginning to seem stale and tired. He has come under attack for his flip remarks, like one calling Katrina evacuees in Houston "crackheads and thugs", but he has refused Bell's calls to withdraw. "This is not an election. This is a moment in history," he tells supporters. "This is what Davey Crockett died for at the Alamo...