Word: hugeness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...very strange feeling," Ezra said. "Trinity is our nemesis, so it was like killing a demon. It's like a huge weight has been taken off our shoulders...
Bryan Lee's flippant dismissal of the Nagano Winter Olympic Games (Sports, Feb. 18) is narrow-minded, to say the least. The Winter Olympics are a display of human athletic talents pitted against harsh elements. I am a huge fan of the Winter Games and often bring my books to the couch in the common room and watch for hours. When I can't catch the prime-time coverage, I sometimes stay up for the late-night coverage...
...come around once every four years. For the athletes, this is the moment for which they have worked their entire lives. These athletes are the best in the world at what they do, and we should admire their achievements and dedication. Most of them will not be rewarded with huge contracts, and will fade into obscurity once their moment in the spotlight is over...
...resilient crowd that lined the course in bleachers and stood thousands deep at the bottom. In the end, Swiss rider Gian Simmen managed to edge out Norwegian Daniel Franck in the day's last run for the gold medal. American Ross Powers hung on for bronze with huge airs and rapid rotations. Germany's Nicola Thost took the first women's halfpipe gold and Norway's Stine Brun Kjeldaas picked up the silver. American Shannon Dunn slipped slightly just before the end of her second run to fall back from the lead, but took bronze...
...need to win games that count--we need to win big games. Two wins [this weekend] would be huge," she said...