Word: garnering
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After realizing the gravity of the situation in Vietnam during his mission in 2000, Ringer and his colleagues tried to convince local doctors to implement CPAP in their home country. The Project Vietnam contingent was able to garner some curiosity about CPAP through exhibitions using crude prototypes of the equipment...
...while performing. Wade Jones says that after an Elvis concert he attended in 1977, he was given the cup by a security guard. For decades he preserved the liquid in a sealed glass vial, but after seeing a grilled cheese sandwich ostensibly bearing an image of the Virgin Mary garner $28,000 on eBay, he decided to part with the holy Elvis water. Jones was so pleased with the financial results that he has put the actual chalice--which takes the form of a plastic-foam cup--on offer. Top bidders will not get to own the cup, merely earn...
...price is wrong—bitch” fits of anger and then calmly says to his confused employee, “that’s right—that was an unusual way to make myself understood.” While his performance probably won’t garner him many awards, Sandler will probably see a few on his shelf if he keeps taking these types of roles...
...generosity of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals,” said Judith Contrucci, K-12 coordinator for visual and performing arts for Cambridge public schools. “There was the intimation that they would continue the program, but I didn’t expect them to not only garner what they did last year, but to surpass it.” Last year’s contribution—the first ever of its kind by a local college student group to Boston area schools—totaled...
After early successes on the field, Everett cautioned the team against overconfidence, reminding them that they “haven’t arrived yet.” He made sure that the defense never became complacent, made sure that it kept on improving and ultimately helping the team garner victories...