Word: grind
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...need more ambiance, you need more throughput. More machines, more sales terminals. You want us to smell the coffee, just grind some. In the meantime, we're waiting...
...field goal for the remainder of the half, a stretch of almost 17 minutes and 14 attempts. Time after time down the court, the Crimson either turned the ball over or had a shot rim out of the hoop, as the Tigers used their methodical, motion-oriented offense to grind out a 21-12 halftime lead. The only thing that prevented that deficit from growing much larger was the uncharacteristically stingy Harvard defense, which held Princeton to only seven field goals on 30 percent shooting. After Tigers center Zach Finley dropped in a hook shot to open the scoring...
...beyond his moments behind the mask.“A part of me would love to go on and be a professional hockey player,” he admits. “But at the same time, I don’t know if I necessarily would want to grind it out in the minor leagues for four or five years.”But then it happened.On Feb. 16, Richter allowed four goals against a reeling Yale squad, earning the loss and getting pulled by Donato in favor of Tobe for the majority of the third period. The next...
Despite these concerns, however, Lesnikowski disagrees that you “need eight semesters of hard work. Seven semesters is okay.” He admits that after two years, he wanted a break from the Harvard grind. Despite the unusually heavy workload Lesnikowski experienced for a semester abroad, he still found time to visit Croatia, Poland, Turkey and Vienna (twice...
...pomp and circumstance--thepolice-escorted limousines, the grand conference rooms, the hordes of assistants and aides--international diplomacy can be a grind. For three years, Christopher Hill had sought a deal to disarm North Korea, only to be frustrated at every turn. But in the early hours of Feb. 13, that changed. Shortly before 3 a.m., the U.S. negotiator returned to his hotel room in Beijing with a deal in hand, thanks to arm twisting of North Korea by the Chinese. "They kept us up late," Hill said later. He wasn't the only one losing sleep. His boss...