Word: lifting
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...Lauding high-profile "Heroes of the Environment" is one thing. But when the worst of the world's pollution is caused by industrial activity, why not identify the movers and shakers who are pressuring business to lift its game? The world guru on environmental accounting, Prof. Rob Gray, of the University of St Andrews, Scotland, would be a good start. David Macklin, Adelaide...
...spin average material into commercial gold, and here her material is below average. The up-tempo title track barrels at you with the charm of a truck ad, while the lamely worded ballads float away without carrying any real emotion. Yearwood sings with brassy heft, but she can't lift this...
...first—and Padua’s first assist—of the season. “We scored a couple of good goals,” coach John Kerr said. “Adam Rousmaniere came off the bench and gave us a great lift and scored a great goal.” The final Harvard goal was scored by sophomore standout Akpan, who leads the team with 12. Hahn and sophomore Joseph Alexander manned the goal for the Crimson, registering one save each. Columbia’s lone goal was scored on Alexander in the 85th minute...
...talking over a family meal or cracking jokes at a club. Even the aura of the crime world itself is lightened by the presence of Cuba Gooding Jr., who plays a comically overdressed small-time gangster with a loud, Flavor Flav-esque personality. Despite serving a necessary mood-lifting purpose, Gooding Jr.’s acting is the main sore point in the film, especially when compared to the chops of Washington and Crowe. Even “homebound-after-arrest” pop-rapper T.I. brings a greater depth of realism to his role as Lucas?...
...surprising that the union probably most concerned with state and local election results would support the candidate with the likeliest least appeal in red states. When Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee, he will not only win the presidency but his appeal to Republicans and Independents will lift down-ballot candidates all across the country...