Word: grab
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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That attack may be fueled by a corps of sprightly freshmen. Natalie Curtis and Jacqueline Hehir have made waves with their speed at midfield, and attack Caroline Simmons may pick up significant playing time this year. Attack Tara Schoen may also grab a lot of playing time when she recovers fully from illness...
Tonight Woody gets a bout. Her head kept low and her confidence high, she matches her male opponent tap for tap and grab for grab, and finally brings him down by the ankles. An American-flag skullcap hides her hair, and it's hard to tell which finely muscled arm is female, which male. The match is scoreless after overtime, but Woody wins by a decision...
...companies in China, dealing with everything from beer to brake pads; there's nothing glamorous about any of them. Clissold, a fluent Mandarin speaker, becomes Pat's chief troubleshooter--and there's plenty of trouble. (How does $58 million "disappearing" from the books of a company you've bought grab you?) This is the mid to late '90s, remember, when to many Chinese the definition of capitalism still seemed to be "The foreigner comes, gives me a lot of money, then goes away...
...have the talent to run with Penn for 40 minutes, but it does have the most talented player on the floor—senior point guard and reigning Ivy League Player of the Year Jason Forte. Unless Forte can score 36 points, dish out six assists and grab five boards, the Bears don’t stand a chance in this one. And, as Brown proved against Cornell, even if Forte can manage those gaudy numbers, the squad still might not be able to pull off the victory...
...July 1999 interview with Cineaste. “But when you’re acting, or especially directing, it requires such a concentrated commitment that you have to leave it all behind. And that’s tiring. So now I find myself only making movies that really grab...