Word: lock
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...N.S.W. government's response has been swift. An emergency sitting of parliament on Dec. 15 passed new laws that will allow police to lock down suburbs and close bars in the event of disorder; a presumption of bail was removed for those charged with affray, and maximum sentences were increased. Police and community leaders have called on parents to impose curfews on their children and to urge tolerance and respect for the law. Meanwhile, never before have so many hoped for the reemergence of an oft-maligned quality: good old Australian apathy...
...this practical cohabitation brings about a catalog of ethical puzzles. What is the proper protocol in such circumstances? Do these pajama pants make me look fat? How much does a double-bolt lock cost...
...questions to the table that might otherwise be neglected. Diversity of opinion, we noted, was of particular importance because the new Fellow of Harvard College would be replacing Conrad K. Harper, known as the lone dissenting voice on the seven-member board that was criticized for being in lock-step with University President Lawrence H. Summers...
...shoot really well there. Hopefully we’ll do well on the defensive end and then on offensive end and put it together.” The problem for the Crimson: too many problems. On one night, the Crimson shoots well from the field but fails to lock down on defense, as seen in a 72-60 loss to Northeastern a week ago. On the next night, as in last Sunday’s loss at Richmond, the defense improves—Harvard held the Spiders to 34 percent shooting from the field—but the offense falters...
...need to set up the conversation a little bit. For example, maybe switch your topic of conversation from the sheep brains you dissected in biology class to the fact that you like the way she laughs. My guess is it would be hard to find an opportunity to lock lips during a scalpel-filled tête-à-tête...