Word: grandstanding
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...Monarchs. No. 3 pairing Omodele-Lucien/Mangham recorded Harvard’s solitary win, defeating the Monarch’s Yakov Diskin and Alex Funkhouser (8-1).However, in a stirring response in the singles, the Crimson dominated further down the courts to set up Felton’s grandstand finish. At No. 5, Omodele-Lucien won in straight sets (6-2, 6-4), while No. 4 Mangham overturned a first-set loss to record a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Diskin. Finally, No. 6 Kalfayan marked his return to the singles lineup in victorious fashion, winning...
...will seek their advice and counsel on all matters. Every question from every Senator, no matter how ludicrous, must be given deep deference. If the hearings are not televised, attendance by Senators is optional, but if the cameras are rolling, they must use the opportunity to grandstand. In that sense, Tuesday's hearings at the Foreign Relations Committee to confirm Secretary of State nominee Hillary Clinton are a good test of her preparedness for the grinding hours of meetings with self-important, highly sensitive foreign officials...
...burning several dollar bills to get used to the feeling of losing. There was no trouble getting new bills at the track because they have stacks of cash (that used to be other people’s).The first decision at the track was whether to go to the grandstand with its collection of broken souls or the clubhouse with its hoity-toity carpeting and exorbitant $1.50 admission fee. For a neophyte, a trip to the grandstand is a must. While you may come for the free admission, you’ll stay for the men in knit ponchos...
...employee each year into a fund to subsidize coverage. The lawmakers easily overrode it, as Romney surely knew they would. "He was trying to protect his own political position for the future, as opposed to creating a substantive policy," DiMasi says, still irked by what he considers Romney's grandstand play to the GOP base. "He knew full well he was running for President of the United States...
...minute later, Harvard (8-2-1, 1-1 Ivy) was awarded a penalty kick, but co-captain and forward Matt Hoff missed, swinging it left past the far post. The penalty miss, however, rejuvenated the Crimson attack, as Harvard peppered the Brown goal mouth, causing Bears goalkeeper Paul Grandstand to live up to his last name by making several clutch saves.The score remained at 1-0 well into the second half until sophomore forward Andre’ Akpan skillfully redirected a cross by junior defender Marcel Perl into the upper 90 to tie the game at 1. The goal, which...