Word: hammer
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...test the durability of different varieties, technicians at Britain's Sports Turf Research Institute put a tennis shoe on a massive hydraulic ram and then stomped patches of turf intermittently for 13 days, mimicking the conditions of the Wimbledon fortnight. The hammer was calibrated to two different weights: that of the average female and average male...
...negotiated the end of the Cold War - with discipline, tough diplomacy and restraint ... and I'd be very interested in having those sorts of Republicans in my Administration, especially people who can expedite a responsible and orderly conclusion to the Iraq war - and who know how to keep the hammer down on al-Qaeda...
...anti-Semite,” a “pussy,” and a “mentally inferior black jew-hater.” Some called for my dismissal. It is difficult to stand up while everyone else is sitting down. One risks the hammer...
...bill has 58 co-sponsors, including none other than Obama - just two shy of a veto-proof majority. It was passed last week by the House with a comfortable veto-proof majority, but as an amendment to the emergency war supplemental, it could be altered as the two chambers hammer out differences between the two versions. McCain's office is confident that in the reconciliation process a compromise can be worked out. "We're negotiating in good faith and we think they are as well. We want to do something for veterans. We're really working hard to accomplish...
...finish in the 1500-meter run earned him 19th, and co-captain Brian Holmquest finished 24th in the 5000-meter run with a time of 14:38.68. Sophomore Justin Grinstead placed 31st in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 54.81, while in the hammer throw, junior Neville Irani’s 54.45-meter toss and freshman Eric Clayman’s 52.27-meter throw earned them 19th and 21st, respectively.On the women’s side, junior high-jumper Becky Christensen led the way with her first-place, 1.78-meter leap.Sophomore Eda Karesin launched the javelin 46.46 meters...