Word: foil
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With a combined 9-24 record across all three weapons (epee, saber and foil), there often hasn't been much to cheer about besides the swordplay of the defending NCAA runner-up in the foil, sophomore Kwame van Leeuwen...
Winning 23 out of 26 matches in the foil, van Leeuwen clinched a tournament victory--the first time a Harvard man had won the IFAs in 43 years...
Byron should provide a jaded foil to Bysshe's youthful ardor; he needs to exhibit at least the shadow of his past energy so that the audience can glimpse the man who said, "What I earn my brains I spend by my bollocks." His caustic, irreverent lines carry Rigby a long way, but they can't make up for his ennervated delivery and static physical presence. Instead of dominating the stage as he should, Rigby leaves a vacuum...
Gordon Roddick seems the perfect foil for Anita. With his Scottish burr and occasional stutter, he is steady where she is erratic and quiet where she is brash. London analysts believe he is the financial wizard behind Anita's success. But he is best known in Body Shop lore for a voyage he took a few years into the marriage. The young couple had just sold a struggling restaurant when Gordon announced that he wanted to fulfill a lifelong dream: to ride a horse from Buenos Aires to New York City, an adventure he figured would take about two years...
...many young Americans are almost certain to be disappointed. Baby boomers have to share any inheritance with a greater number of siblings. Divorce and remarriage can also foil the best-laid wills. A University of Pennsylvania study found that nearly 25% of divorced fathers had no contact with their kids during the previous five years, a fact that could influence Dad's last will and testament. And Boston University economist Laurence Kotlikoff argues that inheritances and gifts -- while significant -- actually account for a declining share of young family income, in part because older Americans are increasingly dependent on Social Security...