Word: glue
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...gaudy as a year ago,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy says, “and yet their lack of concern about statistics has helped us to win. Bobby is always in the right place at the right time, he’s the emotional glue to our defense, and he’s the one guy we cannot replace, both in terms of production and in terms of leadership...
...coach Kelly Greenberg. After 18 years in D.C., Pat Knapp left Georgetown to take the helm of the Quakers, and will have a solid, if lackluster, backcourt at his disposal. Junior Jennifer Fleischer was featured in the Nov. 11 issue of SI On Campus as a “glue gal,” or a player that does the little things to bind her team. She may be a “glue gal,” but at this point it’s hard to see what she’ll be holding together...
...kindergarten, Lou Howe thought that Katie Kratovil was just fantastic, and he let her know—with frequent lollipops. One cold day in November, Katie approached Lou smiling sweetly. The moment had finally arrived. He puckered his lips expectantly—and then she poured a tub of glue on his innocent head...
...always with respect, in his columns. It?s a facile way of saying that this woman you don?t know touched the lives of the rich and famous with whom she grew up and grew older. But Phyllis wasn?t the sum of her connections; she was the emotional glue that held them together. It wasn?t the people she knew who made Phyllis special. It was their knowing her that made them special...
REMEMBER THE REAL ENEMIES The good news is that the allies can at least agree on a common threat, the most important glue in any alliance: an Iraq that descends further into anarchy and instability. An aide to French President Jacques Chirac flatly says if "things continue to go badly or go worse, it will have serious consequences for the entire western world." But French officials fear that unless the security presence is recast to shed its occupation image, any foreign troops will be resisted. Spain has withdrawn its troops, and Poland may leave next year...