Word: lifted
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Weathering both applause and derision, Graham has through the years become America's perennial deus ex machina, perpetually in motion, sweeping in to lift up spirits befuddled by modernity. When Presidents need to pray, it is Graham whom they call; he ministered to Dwight Eisenhower in the White House, spent the night with the Bushes on the eve of the Gulf War. Richard Nixon offered him the ambassadorship to Israel at a meeting with Golda Meir. "I said the Mideast would blow up if I went over there," Graham recalls. "Golda then reached under the table and squeezed my hand...
While Harvard is out of title contention, it hasn't lost to Penn at home since 1972. Penn also has pressure to stay on top, while the Crimson will have the emotional lift of trying to end Restic's home career with a triumph...
...reporter gives him a lift. Sitting on the side of the road when they arrive is Gary Pattengill, in some sort of shock. BOOOM! The fire from the hills is devouring the trailer homes one by one, and each time it hits a propane-fuel tank, a tremendous explosion sends flame and shrapnel into the air. "That's incredible," says Pattengill, 53, a recently laid-off sales manager, raising an eyebrow. He too was stopped at the roadblock, and stayed, mesmerized by the destruction. BOOOM! Finally, a piece of shrapnel lands a few yards from Pattengill. "I think...
...record heights. Investment in plant and equipment is hitting levels not seen since 1984. Auto sales are at their highest since 1989; single-family housing starts are spurting. Says David Hale, chief economist at Kemper Financial Companies: "The U.S. economy appears poised for at least a temporary lift...
...goal was good, a nice lift shot," Downing said...