Word: foul
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...governments of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan throughout the peace process. They have traditionally created the political cover for Arafat to make compromises that his own people find unacceptable; now they're doing the opposite. The motivation of the moderate Arab leaders is twofold: To avoid falling foul of the mounting popular anger at the Israelis and Americans in their own countries and because many of them are faced with large Palestinian populations that they do not want to accommodate forever...
Harvey is currently second in the nation in free throw shooting at 96.4 percent (26-for-27). He was probably the one man Dartmouth did not want to foul, though the squad had little choice after Harvey stole the pass underneath its own basket. Frantically, Dartmouth guard Flinder Boyd fouled Harvey on his way for a lay-up. The sophomore nailed both as Harvard miraculously scored five points in six seconds...
When senior guard Lisa Kowal found freshman forward Tricia Turbidy down low for an easy lay-up and a foul with 11:46 left, Harvard led, 55-47, and appeared to have the game well in hand...
While police have not ruled out foul play, they are also investigating the possibility that Antley fell at home after an overdose of the antidepressant Xanax, injuring himself fatally. A conclusive report from the coroner is not expected for weeks...
...Russia's economic oligarchs in battle. In late 1997 he took on Vladimir Potanin, at the time Russia's top banker. Potanin had offered a closed bond issue for Sidanko, a major oil company that was one of his pet properties, to insiders of his own choosing. Browder cried foul and adroitly used the Western press to plead his case that the new shares arising from the bond issue would dilute minority shareholders' stakes. In the end, Russia's Federal Securities Commission canceled the issue...