Word: grab
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After falling behind early, Harvard (3-9) grabbed its first lead, 25-22 with 6:57 left in the first half on a three-point play by Hallion. The Crimson went on a 14-4 run, punctuated by back-to-back threes by sophomore Lauren Freid and senior Shana Franklin, to grab a commanding 39-26 lead with two minutes left on the clock. The Bearcats (6-4) added two free throws to finish the half...
...ball just kind of fell to me,” Harris said. “Of course, I have long arms, but most of the time it just involved reaching out. I tried to do whatever I could to help the team, and if I have to grab seven rebounds, I’ll grab seven rebounds.”The highlight of the night for Harris came with just over 10 minutes remaining in the contest. After captain Matt Stehle had his layup opportunity partially deflected, Harris snatched the miss off the rim and threw down a two-handed...
...another alliance was born: unlikely, unsentimental, hard nosed, clear eyed and dead set on driving poverty into history. The rocker's job is to be raucous, grab our attention. The engineers' job is to make things work. 2005 is the year they turned the corner, when Bono charmed and bullied and morally blackmailed the leaders of the world's richest countries into forgiving $40 billion in debt owed by the poorest; now those countries can spend the money on health and schools rather than interest payments--and have no more excuses for not doing so. The Gateses, having built...
...line. Four: Wherefore aren’t there vending machines? As attractive as a $1.25 bag of jellybeans sounds, the Greenhouse in the Science Center isn’t priced for everyone. That’s why we love going to the vending machines in the Science Center to grab a $.75 Snicker’s bar, or even some delectable T.G.I. Friday’s cheddar and bacon potato skins. Those snacks make life studying orgo in Cabot library so much more bearable. Yum, yum. Good snacks. Yep. Oh right, there aren’t any vending machines...
...largely from the bottom income and education brackets.It would be ridiculous to join a military you don’t agree with because you think it needs more rich people. The poor are overrepresented among prison inmates, but you don’t hear anybody suggesting that every liberal grab a gun and off a cop. On the other hand, I understand the argument that liberals should temper their criticism of the military because of the difficult circumstances and decisions that lead so many soldiers to military service. Liberals should be sensitive to the difficulties faced by many soldiers...