Word: grasps
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Besides Krzyzewski's demonstration of his absolute grasp of the obvious, his post-game quotes did not include any memtion of the effort put forth by the valiant Crimson athletes down there in Durham...
Gapification has an equally firm grasp on design and architecture. It's almost impossible to find a new apartment or house without blond wood, high ceilings, big windows and large white walls...
...climb a padded "Swiss-cheese mountain" or creep through a maze of blue, fuchsia and yellow tunnels. Youngsters up to 12 balance on a rope walk or on a webbed "bean field," a bouncy surface with punching bags that hang above it within a child's grasp. A nearby concession offers turkey dogs, pizza, and carrot and celery sticks...
...require the collapse of one or several of these common goods for the public to grasp the essential nature of communal efforts and shared sacrifices. When that happens, though, we can begin to hope for a renewed sense of mutual interdependence, a belief that the success of one depends on the security...
...firm Bahrain chose to find its bonanza has a freewheeling history, even by Texas standards. Harken director E. Stuart Watson, a former executive for oil giant Atlantic Richfield, calls the Dallas company's deals "convoluted" and difficult even for industry veterans to grasp. Says Harken founder Phil Kendrick, still a small shareholder: "Their annual reports and press releases get me totally befuddled. There's been so much promotion, manipulation and inside dealmaking. It's been a fast-numbers game." Some former executives charge the firm with routinely inflating its assets to make its balance sheets look better. Harken's longtime...