Word: knocks
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...addition, scientists have predicted uses for the laser to knock out certain organelles in cells to watch cellular responses...
Even those who for professional reasons might be expected to support the council often knock it. "The Governing Council is composed of prima donnas," says an official of the CPA. Qubad Talabani, Jalal Talabani's son and chief political adviser, bluntly describes the organization as "a large body that is unable to make decisions. Everything gets clogged up in hours-long debates. It's paralysis." Kanan Makiya, a Brandeis University professor who is on the council's constitutional committee, says, "We've been going around and around in circles. We have lost three months that we could have spent...
Granted, the knock against Delgado is that he faded during the playoff chase, and most of his RBI came in the first half of the year...
...help the team out however I can,” he said. “I [was a good shooter] in high school, but I’ve never played in a college game. I’m pretty confident that if I can get open shots, I can knock them down. If I’m not open, hopefully I can distribute the ball...
...also a piece of serious personal-defense technology. If the wearer feels threatened in any way, she (so far it's only for women) can activate a switch in either palm that blasts an 80,000-volt electrical pulse through the jacket's material. That's enough to knock anybody back a few paces. Powered by a regular 9-volt battery, the No-Contact Jacket is fully insulated, so the wearer won't feel a thing. Even when it's not in use, it crackles with tiny, visible electrical arcs that send a message. Did we mention that it looks...