Word: laddered
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...darker version of New York City, with satirical flourishes. The Statue of Liberty has been replaced by the Statue of Happiness, which holds aloft a coffee cup instead of a torch.) Over the course of the game, Niko slugs, shoots and carjacks his way up (or maybe down) the ladder of the criminal underworld. As he does so, he gradually realizes that his new life is no less senseless and violent than his old one - turns out the Old World and New World aren't that different. The New World just has better marketing. America was Niko's last illusion...
...policymaker. Whatever balance she strikes between the two extremes, her lower-profile, more direct initiative is a welcome departure from the Armani-clad Harvard students who flock to the IOP’s liaison program, hoping to cultivate whatever connections might give them a rung up on the political ladder a few years down the road. No matter what cause she chooses to devote herself to, I hope that all Americans, especially Harvardians, pay special attention—sometimes the people most deserving of praise fly below the radar...
...changing the image Peruvians have of this army of cart-riding men and women, promoting the word recycler instead of more traditional and derogatory terms like garbage picker and scavenger. "The movement increases self-esteem. Society has always scorned recyclers, seeing them as the last rung on the ladder," says Galo Flores, who provides support to the movement through a local organization, Ciudad Saludable (Healthy City...
...Cohen reeled off consecutive victories as the first, fourth, and seventh seeds to overcome a stunned Quaker team.“It was nice because we definitely came together as a team,” Cohen said. “Usually we rely on the top of the ladder for wins, but it was towards the middle and end of the ladder that we were stronger.”With victories from the fourth through seventh positions, the Crimson demonstrated enough depth to make a strong showing at the CSA National Team Championships in two weeks. But, after running...
Like a new Pope stepping out of the conclave or the latest U.S. Supreme Court appointment, the election of the Russian Orthodox Patriarch comes with a fundamental question for anyone who's just nabbed a lifetime post atop his career ladder: Will he be in the future how he's been in the past...