Word: impressment
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...victory, and Chiou notched a tight 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) win. Turner won 6-4, 7-5, and Valkin—who has risen to the occasion, playing in his first dual match just in March—continued to impress, taking his match...
...recent episode of the hit TV show The Apprentice, Donald Trump challenged a gaggle of fawning dealmaker wannabes to boost revenue at his Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Eager to impress, Trump's pupils got right to work. But they might have just as quickly asked, Who the heck is Trump to judge? After all, his casino empire has been losing money for years...
...remarked that the Bible could have ended with the death of Abel, a decent enough man. Calvinist Evangelicals like Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Convention Southern Seminary, continue to press that point. Pure exemplary theory, he says, "is just an account of one human trying to impress other humans with the moral of self-sacrifice, and that is not the Christian Gospel and never has been." Others note that the theory shortchanges sin and evil, giving the impression that there is nothing wrong with the world that can't be cured by human endeavor...
...puts on a great game. For a 28-year-old, A-Rod comes off as a guy who's lying to impress a date's dad. He collects art (Chagall, Picasso, Monet and Renoir are favorites because "I don't like contemporary art"), can't dance, lists Frank Sinatra as his favorite musician and takes a break every night with friends and family for Breyers Cookies & Cream in the living room. Clay Aiken would get bored of this guy. Teammate Jason Giambi describes Rodriguez in a way that makes him seem programmed. "I've worked out with Tiger Woods...
Walsh said Hendricks’ ability to rake the ball with the league’s best last season with knee trouble should impress professional teams...