Word: gain
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Several airlines that serve high-profile surfing destinations such as South Africa and Australia are poised to gain BA's lost customers - and none is ready to follow suit with BA by banning surfboards. BA's reversal is particularly drastic: going from allowing these items for free to banning them entirely, while other airlines like Qantas, SAA, Delta and American charge extra for surfboards and similar equipment and will continue...
...matches, he succeeded in doing just that.“When you see these guys off the court, you see they have a lot of skill,” Nguyen said of his competition. “They hit a big, heavy ball. But this tournament let me gain confidence in my own game, let me know that my game is big enough and that I understand it well enough to compete at a national level.”In Nguyen’s first match, against preseason No. 11 Oleksandr Nedovyesov of Oklahoma, nerves tripped...
...third quarter:Steve Williams is all over the field, having just batted down another pass from Columbia QB Craig Hormann. After a short Lions gain, the team is forced to punt...
...quick cuts to and from close-ups of Lucas’ eyes and his surroundings to emphasize the careful analysis of a black man trying to operate in a world where business, crime, and everyday life are synonymous. At times, Lucas needs to exhibit his ruthlessness in order to gain respect. For this reason, “American Gangster” deviates from “The Godfather” by presenting sometimes painfully detailed violence. The opening scene of the movie, for all intents and purposes, shows Lucas and his mentor dousing a man with gasoline, lighting...
After the meeting, the lawyer for Stonehouse Holdings, Thomas J. Harrington, called the commission’s decision “wrong.” He questioned the rationale to reinstate a study that originally failed to gain city approval...