Word: keepeing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...have a nasty habit of leaping from the water to wallop unsuspecting fishermen--are threatening to take a bite out of the Great Lakes' $7 billion fishing industry. To reassure jittery local governments, the White House held an Asian-carp summit Feb. 8 and pledged $78.5 million to help keep the fish--brought to the U.S. in the '70s to rid catfish farms of algae...
...inflating its currency. In fact, it has no power to use monetary policy to ease its pain, as the Federal Reserve has been doing in a big way in the U.S. The only options for Greece are to 1) scrimp and save to convince creditors that it can keep paying them off, 2) convince its fellow euro-zone countries--or maybe the International Monetary Fund--to bail it out, 3) default on its debts or 4) pull out of the euro...
...Undercover Boss, executives go incognito to work in entry-level jobs in their companies. In the premiere, Larry O'Donnell, president and COO of Waste Management, picks up litter and cleans toilets. He learns that a woman driving a garbage route has to pee in a coffee can to keep on schedule; trash sorters are docked two minutes' pay for every minute they're late from their half-hour lunch. He's horrified; he's humbled; he vows to help his workers...
...fixes proposed in your cover story to reduce head injuries in football are all worthy considerations [Feb. 8]. I have a couple more. Rugby players tackle and engage at full speed without equipment. They are taught early on not only to keep their head up but also to keep it behind the ballcarrier, not in front as American-football players do. Also, get rid of the face mask. Even more than the helmet, it provides a false sense of security. There's nothing like losing your front teeth to remind you of the correct body position in contact...
...long as people play football, there will be football-related injuries. We should do what we reasonably can to keep players safe, but life is full of risks, and if you live in fear of them or try to mitigate them out of existence, you take the joy out of living--or, in this case, the game...