Word: handicapping
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...There was not a lot of disappointment," Coach Dave Fish said. "All year long we've wanted a chance to prove ourselves. It was a great handicap, but we had everything to shoot for. The attitude of everyone was great...
...beleaguered surgeon suffers from an appalling handicap: 20/400 vision in his right eye, the result of a 1978 tennis accident. Because of the damage, which is only partially correctable, the prosecution contends that Billig cannot accurately judge depth and distances. A number of his former colleagues have stated under oath that he is unable to see small blood vessels in tissues and has difficulty clamping arteries and veins. Army Colonel Russ Zajtchuk, who had worked with Billig in the operating room, described his technique as that of "a first-year resident...
...much of themselves on the page and prefer to objectify the words through a writing machine. Toad for a moment accused himself of sentimentalizing handwriting, as if it were home-baked bread or hand-cranked ice cream. He accused himself of erecting a cathedral of enthusiasm around his handicap...
...opposition expects Marcos to outspend the $28 million or so that Aquino hopes to raise. Marcos' ruling New Society Movement (K.B.L.) is the dominant force in most of the country's 73 provinces, and he can dispense favors and public works virtually at will. Aquino must also overcome the handicap of being female in a heavily Spanish-influenced, male-dominated society. Marcos has already pressed his advantage on that point, claiming that ( the Philippines is not ready for a woman President. Furthermore, skeptics inside and outside the Philippines doubt that Aquino, should she win, would have the toughness...
...Democratic Party has problems. Some of them have to do with internal divisions, as a Kirk asserted. But the greatest handicap the party has is its public image, and the reality that image reflects. The Democratic Party is seen as wed to and bogged down by special interest groups, out of touch with the Southern Whites and urban, ethnic blue-collar workers who used to form its core and lacking both decisive leadership and a viable program...