Word: gearing
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...Sullivan said. “There’s a lot of energy that’s required for the front end of the weekend, and we put a lot of energy into it.”WELL-OILED MACHINEThe Princeton offense kicked into high gear against Harvard, as the Tigers made 25 baskets without hitting a single mid-range jumper.Princeton finished the game with 13 threes and 12 layups, as the Tigers shot 63 percent from the field. The 13 Princeton treys came on just 19 attempts (68 percent) in what was the Tigers’ best offensive performance...
...made more money the second time,” Gear responded...
...that you may be exposed to by simply walking the face of the earth," said Exelon spokesman Craig Nesbit, who added that the company welcomes any federal or state inspections. "But the 1998 spill was, clearly, improperly handled and it was a large wakeup call and kicked us into gear. Our sensitivity to the environmental effects of what we do and our sensitivity to the public's need to know, and right away, has evolved tremendously over the last couple of months...
...were getting the rust out of the engine a little bit,” he said. “We’ve only sailed a couple times this season. We haven’t done speed racing that much this season, so it was kind of like a gear shift into the type of boats we were sailing.” Speed wasn’t a problem in the sixth race for either team. Both divisions won, ending the day with twin runs of top-half finishes. Johnson and Simon didn’t place lower than eighth...
...common dangers facing service members in Iraq have helped close the gender gap. In today's Army, nobody gallantly holds the humvee door open for a female, and a woman is expected to carry as much (Swenson's full gear weighs 115 lbs.) and to shoot as well as a man. Women service members refer to themselves either as "combat Barbies"--those who fight the losing battle of trying to look pretty in Iraq's sandstorms and winter sludge--or "hooah girls," named after the motivational grunt of obedience that soldiers give their superiors. "We females do combat ops," says...