Word: ideality
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...every sportsman, there are certain moments when the elements of his pastime come together perfectly. The canoe breaks through the rapids. The marlin leaps. The spaniel flushes the grouse. For Duane Spooner, a North Dakota gunsmith, this ideal moment involves a rifle, a scope and a deadly long-range shot at his favorite quarry, the prairie dog. "The head goes one way," says Spooner, grinning, "the tail goes the other way, and everything in between just disappears." Spooner's son Eric, 16, shares his dad's enthusiasm. "It's relaxing," he says. "I like seeing how high they...
...benefits can be lasting: 85% of students who spent their sixth-grade summer in Chicago's program, with classes at 15 students maximum, will be promoted to high school this fall. "The intimidation factor is not there," says Blondean Davis, who runs Chicago's program. "It's the ideal teaching environment...
...cigarettes and drank a lot of Scotch. Woodward and Bernstein wrote: "He was, incongruously, an incurable gossip, careful to label rumor for what it was, but fascinated by it. ... He could be rowdy, drink too much, overreach. He was not good at concealing his feelings, hardly ideal for a man in his position...
...cameras are still there, and with cameras come protesters. From all along the political spectrum, activists agree on one thing: that thousands of journalists and a plethora of politicians equals an ideal environment to voice their grievances...
Until his name began circulating as George W. Bush's likely choice for vice president, Cheney was working the other side of the fence, leading the younger Bush's search for the ideal running mate...