Word: lifting
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...Boston. Set atop Ragged Mountain Ski Resort's northeast peak, the Ridgeline cabin is 2,000 sq. ft. of rustic isolation that sleeps anywhere from two to 28 people (the more people, the more reasonable the cost). The only access to the 2,000-ft. peak is by chair lift, or a sled pulled by a snow-grooming machine. (Bring your cell phone.) After the last lift closes in the early evening, Ragged Mountain is all yours...
...Harvard's best scoring chances 10 minutes before netting the game-winner. Taking a pass from junior forward Jane Park, she ran across the face of the net and attempted an amazing leaping shot. All at once, she managed to turn her stick to the legal side, lift the ball, and send it in the opposite direction of her trajectory...
...constitutional lawyer who simply wanted Serbia to become a "normal" European country, Kostunica wouldn?t have it any other way. Europe has begun moving to lift sanctions against Serbia following the visit to Belgrade Tuesday by French foreign minister Hubert Vedrine, and Kostunica has been invited to a meeting of European leaders later this week. And reintegrating Serbia into Europe may be essential to deal with the regional challenges that lie ahead. By lifting Milosevic?s economic blockade of Montenegro, Kostunica signaled good faith in dealing with Serbia?s last partner in the Yugoslav federation. But he remains strongly opposed...
...other words, the new OPEC doesn't want to gouge its customers; it wants global economic stability. That's why at week's end the cartel suggested that its goal was to lift production enough to bring prices down to between $22 and $28 per bbl.--a level that should ease the sense of crisis felt from Washington to Tokyo. Last week the price of crude oil closed...
Gardner, 29, an unorthodox wrestler, pressed up against Karelin, 33, to prevent the Russian from using the Karelin Lift, his signature move. No points were scored in the first round. During the second round, Karelin amazingly unclenched his hold, which earned Gardner a point under Greco-Roman rules. Shocked judges reviewed the videotape of the moment. "He made a mistake, and I got a lucky call," said Gardner, who explained that the seeming impossibility of winning allowed him to grapple more conservatively. "He was the one who had to go out and win the gold medal. I would have been...