Word: linchpins
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...heart of the book is Rowan's coverage of the 1948 siege of Mukden, or Shenyang, the linchpin in the Communist conquest of Manchuria. Rowan and Birns are on hand as the city falls and, after a hairy escape off a bombarded air-strip, learn that the Nationalists are refusing to report the defeat. Rowan can cable his scoop back in time for the week's edition, but Birns' photographs can only travel by air. The two secure passage for the film on a 40-hour flight to San Francisco. LIFE holds the presses for 12 hours and sets...
Koizumi tied it at 1-1 early in the second period, but offensive linchpin Nicole Corriero put the Crimson back on top with the finishing touches on a vivid display of team skill. Vaillancourt freed the puck at the Harvard end to junior Julie Chu, who fed it ahead to Correiro off the boards on the left side. Corriero took off down the wing, cutting right at the last minute and threading a shot into the top right corner...
...been apparent for decades. It's a daring gambit on Bush's part, and he can expect a difficult fight. But he has made it clear that he's eager to spend his newfound political capital on Social Security reform. The President sees reforming Social Security as a linchpin in reaching his broader goal of creating an "ownership society...
...instant Top 10 hits. Your network does; chairman Leslie Moonves of CBS approved the New York spin-off in a meeting that essentially consisted of his asking Zuiker to pick a city. "You can't overestimate how important the CSI franchise is to us," says Moonves. "It is the linchpin of the resurrection of this network." Your peers do; at this year's Emmys, the original CSI was nominated for Best Drama for the third year in a row. And if imitation is TV's highest compliment, you need only read the listings to see the crime spree the networks...
Precisely how Princeton plans to shut down the Crimson offense remains a mystery heading into tomorrow’s contest, but the linchpin of whatever scheme the Tigers employ is self-evident—McCareins...