Word: heel
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This provision was always the wolf project's Achilles' heel, and almost immediately opponents exploited it--though not in the way conservationists expected. In 1995, separate suits were filed by a group of petitioners arguing that the wolf program is illegal. Since there is still a small population of indigenous wolves left in the U.S., and since it's impossible to determine whether a rogue spotted outside the park is part of the relocated population, a farmer who kills a wolf--as a few already have--just might be killing a native animal, something the Endangered Species Act forbids...
...these appearances are on the heel of Let's Face It, the Bosstones most enjoyable, commercially successful and varied effort to date. Some fans may have been disappointed by the toned-down gruffness of Barrett's vocals or the album's refined pop-readiness, but, as Gittleman notes, "[the Bosstones] go a different direction on every record." This year's approach brought the band straight to the pop music airwaves, but Gittleman explains radio popularity as a result of the "new temperature of mainstream music [which is] different than when previous albums were released...
...Some 2,000 turkey poults hatch at the Tar Heel Turkey Hatchery in Raeford...
...Saturday night, Yale was a different, more assertive team. Despite playing in a rink which has been unforgiving and against a team which has been its Achilles heel, the Bulldogs exhibited a confident, domineering style which stymied the Harvard attack. In the third period alone, Harvard goaltender J.R. Prestifilippo had to make 18 saves while Yale's Alex Westlund yawned through only four...
...foes--principally the Rev. Thomas Grey's National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling--believe that marketing to addicts may be the industry's Achilles' heel. "I think we'll find memos similar to what they found at the tobacco companies," says Horn. Grey concurs. "This is a turning point in the battle. The majority of their profits comes from people who have trouble stopping. Marketing is an absolutely key factor in that...