Word: grasping
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...bloody wars. Both leaders proved, against expectations, that they could grasp the moment. Perhaps that recognition grew out of their historical memory: between them they have given nearly 100 years of full-time service to the struggle. Would the next generation of young radicals feel the same urgency to settle for compromise that these two aging men share? During a heated debate with reluctant associates earlier this year in Tunis, Arafat pounded on the table and boomed, ''I cannot be excluded from this historical process!'' They also share a confidence in their ability to deliver on their promises. Arafat...
...intifadeh -- the uprising against Israeli rule in the occupied territories that began in December 1987. Tough and unrelenting toward the protesters, Rabin is said to have told his troops to ''break their bones,'' ordering deportations and the destruction of Palestinian houses. Yet he was quicker than many to grasp the import of the uprising. As early as February 1988, Rabin was telling Labor Party activists, ''I've learned something in the past 2 1/2 months -- among other things that you can't rule by force over 1.5 million Palestinians.'' Annexing the occupied territories would dilute the Jewish character of Israel...
...guilt. You’ve succeeded in name-branding yourself as intellectual, or, just plain lucky. At any rate, better. By whinging, you dishonor your parents, yourself, and the entire Mid-West. Stop assuming a position of mental authority over these fawning, square state, mock turtleneck wearers. Instead, grasp real power. For ideas, watch Mean Girls and learn from Regina. Or watch Sophie’s Choice. Like, this one time, in high school, there was this dozy slapper Michelle who was talking shit behind my back, so I made her face-plant during chapel, nicked her boy, and zombied...
...often determines the Ivy championship. In 2004, the Crimson, then undefeated in the Ivies, grabbed a 1-0 lead on a goal by midfielder Jane Sackovich with 18:55 remaining in the game. The game, and potentially the league title, seemed to be securely in Harvard’s grasp, but in the last three minutes of the game, the Tigers scored twice to snatch a 2-1 victory. While the Crimson had the last laugh and won the league title (in a tie with Penn), the team would still like to avenge last year’s loss...
...Sadly, however, that allowed the three best matchups of the weekend to slip through the YES Network’s grasp, something that CN8 jumped on in picking up the Yale-Penn game...