Word: grasp
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...Harvard has every reason to believe the title is within its grasp, as the squad boasts a potent balance of seasoned veterans and talented rookies. With the introduction of six new freshmen, the first-year competitors are the most represented of any class on the squad, and have already made a noticeable impact...
...with three pieces of steel that held his fingers in position, allowing him to move his fingers when he wanted but preventing the involuntary contractions.” Business school was an attractive option, Derse said, because he “wanted two years to really get a good grasp on the concepts needed to run a fledgling business.” “I want to feel confident that when I decide to start that business, I will have direction, and if surprises come up, I can handle them,” Derse said. Karthik Ranganathan, another recipient...
...touch with me, and I'll send him a reading list.' HAROLD AUGENBRAUM, head of the U.S. National Book Foundation, saying such comments reveal a poor grasp of American literature...
...difficult for Americans in the Lower 48 to fully grasp how much Alaskans benefit from their state's vast oil and gas deposits. Alaska is home to just over 20% of the nation's proven oil deposits and almost 18% of its natural-gas reserves. About 90% of the state's public revenue comes from oil and gas royalty receipts. Alaskans pay no state income or state sales tax. Instead, they receive an annual dividend from the state treasurer that comes directly from the oil industry. Over the past 25 years, the average Alaskan has received roughly $1,200 from...
...lost the race for lieutenant governor in 2002, then GOP governor Frank Murkowski rewarded her strong campaign by appointing her chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, an obscure but important board that regulates oil-field production. In her short tenure, she gained attention not for her grasp of technical detail but for making public ethics accusations against a fellow board member who happened to be chairman of the state Republican Party. She resigned in protest, leaving the $122,400 job after a year. (He was later fined for, among other things, sending confidential information to an industry...